The Ornament of the World
The Ornament of the World

The Ornament of the World

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2019
1h 56m
7.8(4 votes)
Documentary
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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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15 members
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Reuven Firestone

Himself (Hebrew Union College)

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David Levering Lewis

Himself (New York University)

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Jerrilynn D. Dodds

Herself (Sarah Lawrence College)

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Frank Peters

Himself (New York University)

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Writing

María Rosa Menocal

Herself (Author, The Ornament of the World)

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D. Fairchild Ruggles

Herself (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

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Abigail Balbale

Herself (New York University)

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Adnan Husain

Himself (Queen's University)

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Teofilo Ruiz

Himself (Univ. of California, Los Angeles)

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Dwight Reynolds

Himself (Univ. of California, Santa Barbara)

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Ross Brann

Himself (Cornell University)

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Richard Bulliet

Himself (Columbia University)

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David Nirenberg

Himself (University of Chicago)

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Peter Linehan

Himself (Cambridge University)

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Tim Phelan

Narrator (voice)

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