The Ornament of the World

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.

Cast

Reuven Firestone

Played Himself (Hebrew Unio…
David Levering Lewis

Played Himself (New York Un…
Jerrilynn D. Dodds

Played Herself (Sarah Lawre…
Frank Peters

Played Himself (New York Un…
María Rosa Menocal

Played Herself (Author, The…
D. Fairchild Ruggles

Played Herself (Univ. of Il…
Abigail Balbale

Played Herself (New York Un…
Adnan Husain

Played Himself (Queen's Uni…
Teofilo Ruiz

Played Himself (Univ. of Ca…
Dwight Reynolds

Played Himself (Univ. of Ca…
Ross Brann

Played Himself (Cornell Uni…
Richard Bulliet

Played Himself (Columbia Un…
David Nirenberg

Played Himself (University …
Peter Linehan

Played Himself (Cambridge U…
Tim Phelan

Played Narrator (voice)

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