A la rencontre de l'autre
Subtitle: 1 : L'epopee andalouse : Encountering others : 1 : The Andalousian epic
By: un film concu et ecrit par Mahmoud Hussein ; realise? par Philippe Calderon ; une coproduction FIT Production, La Cinquieme, Canal Sur Television
Contributors: Monleon, Jose?, 1927-; Ladero Quesada, Miguel Angel; Zayas, Rodrigo de; FIT Production (Firm); Cinquieme (Firm); Canal Sur Television (Firm); Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Series: Lorsque le monde parlait arabe = When the world spoke Arabic : the golden age of Arab civilization; Lorsque le monde parlait arabe; PHL 437 (NU course)
Publisher: Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Princeton, N.J
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] =
Number of pages: 27
Subjects: Muslims; History; Mosques; Islamic civilization; Civilization; Islamic influences; Religion; Antiquities
Other titles: Epopee andalouse; Encountering others.; Andalousian [sic] epic; Andalusian epic; Andalusian epic :; Islamic Spain
Description: "This program addresses the expansion of the Arab empire into Spain, where Muslims ruled with tolerance for more than seven centuries. The introduction and consolidation of Islamic power in Spain, the creation of the Umayyad emirate by the sole survivor of the Umayyad dynasty, the rise of Cordoba as a cultural rival of Abbasid Baghdad, and the gradual ebb of Arab rule on the Iberian Peninsula are all discussed. Special attention is given to the prosperous reign of Abdel Rahman III and the flowering of a Muslim culture that respectfully welcomed the contributions of Christians and Jews alike."--Container.
Notes: Originally produced as a documentary film in 1999.

Photography, Lionel Jan Kerquistel ; editor, Julie Billebault ; music, Bernhard Eisner ; narrator, Paul Barrett.

Commentary, Jose Monleon, Miguel Angel Ladero Quesada, Rodrigo de Zayas.

DVD.

In English, Spanish and French with English subtitles.