Il verbo degli uccelli: Mantiq al-Tayr

Italian translation of a famous work by the Persian sufi and poet Farid al-din 'Attar (d.1230). The "Language of the birds" (Mantiq al-Tayr) narrates the allegorical journey of the birds - through seven valleys and beyond the Mount Qaf, under the guidance of the Hoopoe - towards their king Simurgh. They will discover that Simurgh, a transparent image of God, is identical with their souls, which is also a teaching of the main streams of Sufism.The editor, Carlo Saccone, is an associate profe...