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The Ornament of the World
2019, Nov 19
1h 56m
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.
Directed by
Michael Schwarz
Written by
Michael Schwarz, Gail Huddleson, Rhonda Collins, Jason Cohn
Reuven Firestone
Himself (Hebrew Union College)
David Levering Lewis
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Jerrilynn D. Dodds
Herself (Sarah Lawrence College)
Frank Peters
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D. Fairchild Ruggles
Herself (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Adnan Husain
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Teofilo Ruiz
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Dwight Reynolds
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Ross Brann
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Richard Bulliet
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David Nirenberg
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Peter Linehan
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Tim Phelan
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