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The Ornament of the World
The Ornament of the World
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The Ornament of the World

★ 7.8 Rating•116 min•2019
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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

N/A

Reuven Firestone

Himself (Hebrew Union College)

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David Levering Lewis

Himself (New York University)

N/A

Jerrilynn D. Dodds

Herself (Sarah Lawrence College)

N/A

Frank Peters

Himself (New York University)

N/A

María Rosa Menocal

Herself (Author, The Ornament of the World)

N/A

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)

N/A

Teofilo Ruiz

Himself (Univ. of California, Los Angeles)

N/A

Dwight Reynolds

Himself (Univ. of California, Santa Barbara)

N/A

Ross Brann

Himself (Cornell University)

N/A

Richard Bulliet

Himself (Columbia University)

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Details

StatusReleased
Release DateNovember 19, 2019
BudgetN/A
RevenueN/A
GenresDocumentary, History

Keywords

spainchristianityislamreligious conversiontoledo, spainjudaismconflictmassacreculturegranada, spainforced conversionseville, spaincalipharab culturemosqueandalusia, spaincórdoba, spaincoexistcaliphatemedieval spain

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