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.
- Year: 2019
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Documentary, History
- Studio: Kikim Media
- Keyword: spain, christianity, islam, religious conversion, toledo, spain, judaism, conflict, massacre, culture, granada, spain, forced conversion, seville, spain, caliph, arab culture, mosque, andalusia, spain, córdoba, coexist, caliphate, medieval spain
- Director: Michael Schwarz
- Cast: Reuven Firestone, David Levering Lewis, Jerrilynn D. Dodds, Frank Peters, María Rosa Menocal, D. Fairchild Ruggles