The Ornament of the World

The Ornament of the World

2019 en 116 minutes

Rating: 7.8

Plot

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

Reuven Firestone

Himself (Hebrew Union College)

David Levering Lewis

David Levering Lewis

Himself (New York University)

Jerrilynn D. Dodds

Jerrilynn D. Dodds

Herself (Sarah Lawrence College)

Frank Peters

Frank Peters

Himself (New York University)

María Rosa Menocal

María Rosa Menocal

Herself (Author, The Ornament of the World)

D. Fairchild Ruggles

D. Fairchild Ruggles

Herself (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

Abigail Balbale

Abigail Balbale

Herself (New York University)

Adnan Husain

Adnan Husain

Himself (Queen's University)

Teofilo Ruiz

Teofilo Ruiz

Himself (Univ. of California, Los Angeles)

Dwight Reynolds

Dwight Reynolds

Himself (Univ. of California, Santa Barbara)

Ross Brann

Ross Brann

Himself (Cornell University)

Richard Bulliet

Richard Bulliet

Himself (Columbia University)

David Nirenberg

David Nirenberg

Himself (University of Chicago)

Peter Linehan

Peter Linehan

Himself (Cambridge University)

Tim Phelan

Tim Phelan

Narrator (voice)

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