The Muslim town
Subtitle: La ville musulmane
By: un film conçu et écrit par Mahmoud Hussein ; réalisé par Philippe Calderon ; une co-production FIT Production, La Cinquième, Canal Sur Televisión.
Contributors: Hussein, Mahmoud.; Calderon, Philippe.; FIT Production (Firm); Cinquième (Firm); Canal Sur Televisión (Firm); Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Series: Lorsque le monde parlait arabe = When the world spoke Arabic -- 5.; Lorsque le monde parlait arabe -- 5.
Publisher: Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Place of publication: Princeton, N.J
Format: Videorecording
Number of pages: 26
Subjects: Civilization, Islamic.; Documentary films.; Islamic Empire -- Social life and customs.
Other titles: Urban life under the caliphate.; Public and private life.; Ville musulmane.; Public et privé.; Muslim town : urban life unde the Caliphate.
Description: "Although the first towns the Arabs founded during the expansion of Arabia were only vast campsites, it was not long before their temporary dwellings gave way to the magnificent signature architecture of Arabian culture. What was it like to live in the Arab cities of the Abbasid dynasty, grand oases of refinement and innovation? This program describes key centers of the Muslim town, inluding the mosque and the souk; technical achievements such as the waterwheel; and the roles of the prince, the doctors of the law, and the leaders of the various social groups in keeping order within the bustling community"--Films for the Humanities & Sciences web site.
Notes: "11415-A-NT"--Cassette; "BVL11415"--Publisher's web site.

Film originally produced in 1999.

Narrated by Paul Barrett.

VHS format.

Narration in English.  Interviews in various languages with English subtitles.

MMS copy: Public performance rights included; not for broadcasting for distance learning.