Conference of the Birds

E363024

Persian literature work Sufi allegory poem

Conference of the Birds is a seminal Sufi poetic allegory, originally by Farid ud-Din Attar and later adapted in various artistic forms, that follows a group of birds on a spiritual quest for divine truth.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
The Conference of the Birds	7
Conference of the Birds canonical	6
Conference of the Birds (Peter Brook stage adaptation)	1
Conference of the Birds (contemporary dance and theatre)	1
Conference of the Birds (visual art works)	1
Om – Conference of the Birds	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3495589 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Conference of the Birds
Context triple: [OM, notableWork, Conference of the Birds]

A. The Divine Milieu
The Divine Milieu is a seminal spiritual and philosophical work by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin that explores the presence of God in the evolving cosmos and everyday human experience.
B. A Paean
"A Paean" is an early poem by Edgar Allan Poe that he later expanded and revised into the better-known work "Lenore."
C. Black Sun
Black Sun is a prominent dark spherical element incorporated into the Tower of the Sun sculpture, symbolizing themes of darkness and cosmic balance within the artwork.
D. Cavatina
Cavatina is a lyrical classical guitar piece by Stanley Myers, widely known as the haunting main theme from the film "The Deer Hunter."
E. Cavatina
Cavatina is the deeply expressive, lyrical slow movement from Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130, renowned for its emotional intensity and poignancy.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Conference of the Birds
Target entity description: Conference of the Birds is a seminal Sufi poetic allegory, originally by Farid ud-Din Attar and later adapted in various artistic forms, that follows a group of birds on a spiritual quest for divine truth.

A. The Divine Milieu
The Divine Milieu is a seminal spiritual and philosophical work by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin that explores the presence of God in the evolving cosmos and everyday human experience.
B. A Paean
"A Paean" is an early poem by Edgar Allan Poe that he later expanded and revised into the better-known work "Lenore."
C. Black Sun
Black Sun is a prominent dark spherical element incorporated into the Tower of the Sun sculpture, symbolizing themes of darkness and cosmic balance within the artwork.
D. Cavatina
Cavatina is a lyrical classical guitar piece by Stanley Myers, widely known as the haunting main theme from the film "The Deer Hunter."
E. Cavatina
Cavatina is the deeply expressive, lyrical slow movement from Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130, renowned for its emotional intensity and poignancy.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Persian literature work ⓘ Sufi allegory ⓘ poem ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Mantiq al-Tayr ⓘ The Conference of the Birds ⓘ linked to: Conference of the Birds
approximateCentury	12th century ⓘ
author	Farid ud-Din Attar ⓘ
centralFigure	hoopoe ⓘ
contains	dialogues between hoopoe and other birds ⓘ parable-like stories ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Persia ⓘ
didacticFunction	instruction in Sufi path ⓘ
ending	birds realize Simurgh is their own transformed reality ⓘ
genre	allegorical poem ⓘ mystical poetry ⓘ
hasAdaptation	Conference of the Birds (Peter Brook stage adaptation) ⓘ linked to: Conference of the Birds Conference of the Birds (contemporary dance and theatre) ⓘ linked to: Conference of the Birds Conference of the Birds (musical compositions) ⓘ linked to: Om album "Conference of the Birds" Conference of the Birds (visual art works) ⓘ linked to: Conference of the Birds
influenced	Persian mystical poetry ⓘ Sufi literature ⓘ modern spiritual literature ⓘ
influencedBy	Quranic themes ⓘ earlier Sufi thought ⓘ
keyConcept	Simurgh ⓘ seven valleys ⓘ
literaryForm	masnavi ⓘ
literarySignificance	major classic of Sufi literature ⓘ one of Attar's most famous works ⓘ
mainCharacters	birds ⓘ
narrativeStructure	frame narrative with embedded tales ⓘ
numberOfBirds	thirty ⓘ
originalLanguage	Persian ⓘ
period	medieval Persian literature ⓘ
philosophicalConcept	baqā (subsistence in God) ⓘ fanā (annihilation in God) ⓘ
religiousContext	Islamic mysticism ⓘ
religiousTradition	Sufism ⓘ
setting	mythical landscape of seven valleys ⓘ
subjectMatter	mystical journey toward God ⓘ
symbolism	Simurgh represents the Divine ⓘ linked to: Simurgh birds represent human seekers ⓘ journey represents spiritual path ⓘ
theme	annihilation of the self ⓘ mystical love ⓘ search for divine truth ⓘ spiritual quest ⓘ unity of being ⓘ
titleEtymology	title refers to gathering of birds for spiritual journey ⓘ

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Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

OM → notableWork → Conference of the Birds ⓘ

Persian literature → hasNotableWork → Conference of the Birds ⓘ

Farid ud-Din Attar → notableWork → The Conference of the Birds ⓘ