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The Ornament of the World

Film

The Ornament of the World

7.8

1h 56m

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.

Director

Michael Schwarz

DocumentaryHistory

spainchristianityislamreligious conversiontoledo, spainjudaismconflictmassacreculturegranada, spainforced conversionseville, spain

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Cast & Crew

Reuven Firestone

as Himself (Hebrew Union College)

David Levering Lewis

as Himself (New York University)

Jerrilynn D. Dodds

as Herself (Sarah Lawrence College)

Frank Peters

as Himself (New York University)

María Rosa Menocal

as Herself (Author, The Ornament of the World)

D. Fairchild Ruggles

as Herself (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

Abigail Balbale

as Herself (New York University)

Adnan Husain

as Himself (Queen's University)

Teofilo Ruiz

as Himself (Univ. of California, Los Angeles)

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