Attar's "Conference of the Birds" - The Greatest Sufi Masterpiece?
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In this episode, we explore the famous persian sufi poem "Mantiq al-Tayr" or The Conference of the Birds, written by Fariduddin Attar. Sources/Suggested Reading: 'Attar, Fariduddin. "The Conference of the Birds". Translated by Afkham Darbandi & Dick Davis. Penguin Classics. 1984."Farid ad-Din 'Attar's Memorial of God's Friends: Lives and sayings of Sufis". Translated by Paul Losensky. Classics of Western Spirituality Series. Paulist Press. #attar #sufism #mysticism Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Published 05/18/24
Published 05/18/24