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The Ornament of the World

DocumentaryHistory
★ 7.8·2019·1h 56m

Filmed in Cordoba, Granada, Seville, and Toledo, this documentary retraces the 800-year period in medieval Spain when Muslims, Christians, and Jews fo...

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Cast

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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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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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DIRECTOR

Michael Schwarz

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.