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The Ornament of the World (2019)

The Ornament of the World (2019)

History Documentary
Release Date: 2019, November 19
Directors: Michael Schwarz
Countries: United States of America
Production: Kikim Media
Cast: Reuven Firestone, David Levering Lewis, Jerrilynn D. Dodds, Frank Peters, D. Fairchild Ruggles, Adnan Husain, Teofilo Ruiz, Dwight Reynolds, Ross Brann, Richard Bulliet, David Nirenberg, Peter Linehan

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.

Keywords:

christianity islam judaism religious conversion conflict spain massacre culture seville, spain córdoba, spain andalusia, spain granada, spain toledo, spain forced conversion caliph arab culture mosque coexist caliphate medieval spain