The Ornament of the World
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.
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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)
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