
The Ornament of the World
Documentary · History
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.
Top Cast
Reuven Firestone
Reuven Firestone
Himself (Hebrew Union College)
Reuven Firestone
Himself (Hebrew Union College)
David Levering Lewis
David Levering Lewis
Himself (New York University)
David Levering Lewis
Himself (New York University)
Jerrilynn D. Dodds
Jerrilynn D. Dodds
Herself (Sarah Lawrence College)
Jerrilynn D. Dodds
Herself (Sarah Lawrence College)
Frank Peters
Frank Peters
Himself (New York University)
Frank Peters
Himself (New York University)
María Rosa Menocal
María Rosa Menocal
Herself (Author, The Ornament of the World)
María Rosa Menocal
Herself (Author, The Ornament of the World)
D. Fairchild Ruggles
D. Fairchild Ruggles
Herself (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
D. Fairchild Ruggles
Herself (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Abigail Balbale
Abigail Balbale
Herself (New York University)
Abigail Balbale
Herself (New York University)
Adnan Husain
Adnan Husain
Himself (Queen's University)
Adnan Husain
Himself (Queen's University)
Teofilo Ruiz
Teofilo Ruiz
Himself (Univ. of California, Los Angeles)
Teofilo Ruiz
Himself (Univ. of California, Los Angeles)
Dwight Reynolds
Dwight Reynolds
Himself (Univ. of California, Santa Barbara)
Dwight Reynolds
Himself (Univ. of California, Santa Barbara)
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