The Ornament of the World
The Ornament of the World

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The Ornament of the World

PBS Living Amazon Channel
PBS Living Amazon Channel
Kanopy
Kanopy (Free)
Amazon Video
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Apple TV Store
Apple TV Store (Rent)
7.8(4 votes)
2019
1h 56m
DocumentaryHistory
spainchristianityislamreligious conversiontoledo, spainjudaismconflictmassacreculturegranada, spain

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.

Cast

Reuven Firestone

Himself (Hebrew Union College)

David Levering Lewis

Himself (New York University)

Jerrilynn D. Dodds

Herself (Sarah Lawrence College)

Frank Peters

Himself (New York University)

María Rosa Menocal

Herself (Author, The Ornament of the World)

D. Fairchild Ruggles

Herself (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

Abigail Balbale

Herself (New York University)

Adnan Husain

Himself (Queen's University)

Teofilo Ruiz

Himself (Univ. of California, Los Angeles)

Dwight Reynolds

Himself (Univ. of California, Santa Barbara)

Directed by

Michael Schwarz

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