The Ornament of the World

    The Ornament of the World
    2019

    Synopsis

    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.

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    Cast

    • Reuven FirestoneHimself (Hebrew Union College)
    • David Levering LewisHimself (New York University)
    • Jerrilynn D. DoddsHerself (Sarah Lawrence College)
    • Frank PetersHimself (New York University)
    • María Rosa MenocalHerself (Author, The Ornament of the World)
    • D. Fairchild RugglesHerself (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
    • Abigail BalbaleHerself (New York University)
    • Adnan HusainHimself (Queen's University)
    • Teofilo RuizHimself (Univ. of California, Los Angeles)
    • Dwight ReynoldsHimself (Univ. of California, Santa Barbara)

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