Out of Cordoba : Averroes and Maimonides in their time and ours /
Explores the legacy of the two medieval philosophers from Cordoba, Spain: Averroes the Muslim and Moses Maimonides the Jew. The film aims to define their contemporary importance for interfaith relations, and especially for Muslims, Jews, and Christians struggling against religious extremism. The fil...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English French Spanish |
| Language Notes: | Chiefly in English with some Spanish and French subtitles in English. |
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[New York?] :
Jacob Bender,
[2010]
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| Summary: | Explores the legacy of the two medieval philosophers from Cordoba, Spain: Averroes the Muslim and Moses Maimonides the Jew. The film aims to define their contemporary importance for interfaith relations, and especially for Muslims, Jews, and Christians struggling against religious extremism. The film asks if there a "clash of civilizations" between the West and the Islamic world, are Jews and Muslims eternal enemies, incapable of peaceful coexistence, and finally, does religious faith lead inevitably to xenophobia and violence? |
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| Item Description: | Originally produced as motion picture in 2010. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (82 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD; NTSC; 16:9 widescreen format; Dolby digital 2.0. |
| Production Credits: | Cinematography, Leif Karpe ; editor, Martin Kayser-Landwehr ; original music, Antonio Meliveo. |