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Cities of Light: The Rise and Fall of Islamic Spain (2007)

Cities of Light: The Rise and Fall of Islamic Spain poster
Directed by
Robert H. Gardner
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 55m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This documentary examines the rise and fall of Islamic Spain, a society where Muslims, Christians and Jews once coexisted. It shows how greed, fear and intolerance gradually unraveled that pluralistic civilization.

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What happens

Al Andalus, l'Espagne et le temps des califes est un téléfilm documentaire qui explore les causes de la destruction de la civilisation pluraliste et interreligieuse de l’Espagne musulmane. Avant la Renaissance, musulmans, chrétiens et juifs vivaient ensemble dans un monde bientôt balayé par le puritanisme et l’absolutisme. En quelques siècles, cette fragile union a été dissipée par la cupidité, la peur et l’intolérance. La connaissance des anciens et les germes mêmes de la Renaissance ont disparu. Ce documentaire a été diffusé pour la première fois sur PBS, puis sur Arte (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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