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The Ornament of the World
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The Ornament of the World

Nov 19, 2019
1h 56m
★ 7.8

Overview

Filmed in Cordoba, Granada, Seville, and Toledo, this documentary retraces the 800-year period in medieval Spain when Muslims, Christians, and Jews forged a common cultural identity that frequently transcended their religious differences, revealing what made this rare and fruitful collaboration possible, and what ultimately tore it apart.

Genres

Documentary
History

Production Companies

Kikim Media

Cast

Reuven Firestone

Himself (Hebrew Union College)

Reuven Firestone

David Levering Lewis

Himself (New York University)

David Levering Lewis

Jerrilynn D. Dodds

Herself (Sarah Lawrence College)

Jerrilynn D. Dodds

Frank Peters

Himself (New York University)

Frank Peters

María Rosa Menocal

Herself (Author, The Ornament of the World)

María Rosa Menocal

D. Fairchild Ruggles

Herself (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

D. Fairchild Ruggles

Abigail Balbale

Herself (New York University)

Abigail Balbale

Adnan Husain

Himself (Queen's University)

Adnan Husain

Teofilo Ruiz

Himself (Univ. of California, Los Angeles)

Teofilo Ruiz

Dwight Reynolds

Himself (Univ. of California, Santa Barbara)

Dwight Reynolds

Ross Brann

Himself (Cornell University)

Ross Brann

Richard Bulliet

Himself (Columbia University)

Richard Bulliet

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