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The conference of the birds / Peter Sís.

Author: Sís, Peter, 1949- author.

Note:Presents an illustrated tale of thirty birds and their perilous journey through the seven valleys of Quest, Love, Understanding, Detachment, Unity, Amazement, and Death in a quest to find their true king, the Simorgh.

Note:Adaptation of the twelfth-century Persian epic poem The Conference of the Birds by Farid Ud-Din Attar.

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AuroraNON-FICTION 813.54 SIS Available
DillsboroNON-FICTION 813.54 SIS Available

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Author:
Sís, Peter, 1949- author.
Subject:
Birds.
Quests (Expeditions)
Mysticism.
Sufi poetry, Persian -- Translations into English.
Sufism.
Index Term:
Allegories.
Personal Name:
‘Attar, Farid al-Din, -approximately 1230. Mantiq al-tayr.