The Conference of the Birds

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Conference_of_the_Birds
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:poetry
gptkbp:adaptedInto gptkb:opera
gptkb:theatre
gptkbp:author gptkb:Attar_of_Nishapur
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Persia
gptkbp:genre Sufi poetry
gptkbp:hasQuest gptkb:Simurgh
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Sufism
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Sufism
gptkbp:mainCharacter birds
hoopoe
gptkbp:mainTheme gptkb:spirituality
gptkbp:notableFor spiritual allegory
allegorical storytelling
gptkbp:numberOfBirds thirty
gptkbp:originalLanguage gptkb:Persian
gptkbp:setting mythical journey
gptkbp:structure gptkb:allegory
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Sufism
self-discovery
unity with the divine
gptkbp:symbolizes Simurgh as God
birds as seekers
gptkbp:translatedInto gptkb:Dick_Davis
gptkb:Afkham_Darbandi
gptkb:C._S._Nott
gptkb:Sholeh_Wolpé
gptkb:Edward_FitzGerald
gptkbp:writtenBy 12th century
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:International_Centre_for_Theatre_Research
gptkb:Ransom_Riggs
gptkb:Simurg
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Conference of the Birds