L'eveil de l'Europe
Subtitle: 1 : De l'arabe au latin : Europe awakes : 1 : From Arabic to Latin
By: un film concu et ecrit par Mahmoud Hussein ; realise? par Philippe Calderon ; une coproduction FIT Production, La Cinquieme, Canal Sur Television
Contributors: Levy, Tony, 1943-; Jacquart, Danielle; Jolivet, Jean; Bresc, Henri; 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; Lorsque le monde parlait arabe; HIS 433 (NU course)
Publisher: Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Princeton, N.J
Language: eng; fre; spa; ara
Format: [videorecording] =
Number of pages: 26
Subjects: Islamic civilization; Medieval Civilization; Arab Philosophy; History; Islamic literature; History and criticism; Crusades; Christianity and other religions; Islam; Relations; Christianity; Civilization
Other titles: De l'arabe au latin; Europe awakes.; From Arabic to Latin; From Arabic to Latin :; Assimilation of Arab knowledge
Description: As dissension mounted between the rival Arab dynasties in Baghdad, Cordoba, and Cairo, Christendom rallied to oppose the Muslims in Spain and Jerusalem. This program plots out the decline of the Caliphate and the acquisition of Arab knowledge by Europeans starved for Islam's intellectual riches. The rise of feudalism and papal authority, the gradual defeat of the Muslim rulers in Spain, the Seljuk usurpation of Abbisid power in the Near East, and the Crudades are explained, along with the concerted efforts of Catholic authorities to translate the vast libraries of Arab scientific and philosophical texts.
Notes: "FFH 11421"--Disc label.

Originally produced as a documentary film in 1999.

Photography, Lionel Jan Kerquistel ; editor, Christian Billette ; music, Bernhard Eisner ; narrator, Paul Barrett.

Commentary, Tony Levy, Danielle Jacquart, Jean Jolivet, Henri Bresc.

DVD.

In English, French, Spanish and Arabic with English subtitles.