The Ornament of the World
Main Cast
Reuven FirestoneHimself (Hebrew Union College)David Levering LewisHimself (New York University)Jerrilynn D. DoddsHerself (Sarah Lawrence College)Frank PetersHimself (New York University)María Rosa MenocalHerself (Author, The Ornament of the World)D. Fairchild RugglesHerself (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)Synopsis
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.
