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adventure
allegory
ancient texts
Author_Hooda Qaddumi
Author_Vanessa Hodgkinson
birds' wisdom
Category=DC
ceramic tiles
Conference of the Birds
courage
destination
determination
enlightenment
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excuse
fable
Farid ud din Attar
folklore
hoopoe
illustration
journey
king
leadership
medieval Persia
Middle East
monarch
Mount Qaf
mysticism
mythical creatures
mythical journey
obstacles
path
Persian literature
Persian poet
poetic narrative
quest
quest for truth
self-discovery
Simurgh
spirituality
Sufi
transformation
wisdom
Product details
- ISBN 9780863564437
- Weight: 803g
- Dimensions: 280 x 280mm
- Publication Date: 09 Feb 2007
- Publisher: Saqi Books
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Based on the masterful twelfth-century Sufi poem, "The Conference of the Birds", this enchanting poem is accompanied by original illustrations painted on ceramic tiles, typical of the Medieval Persian style.
Hooda Shawa Qaddumi teaches English as a Second Language at Kuwait University. Vanessa Hodgkinson is the Levy-Plumb Artist in Residence at Christ's College, Cambridge.
