The Ornament of the World (2019)
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.
The Ornament of the WorldDocumentary, History
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)
- Ross Brann — Himself (Cornell University)
- Richard Bulliet — Himself (Columbia University)
Where to watch The Ornament of the World
PBS Living Amazon Channel, Kanopy
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