Islam And The West
East and West, Islam and Christianity - there are more similarities between these cultures than we think. This program traces the history of Islam in the light of its reception in the West. It reconstructs the multi-cultural world of the 7th century between Mecca, the Mediterranean and the Persian Gulf. It conjures up the up the golden age of Islam in the Middle Ages.
Cast: Andrew Solomon
Season 1
3 episodes
- 1. A Prophet Changes The WorldAt the heart of this episode is the birth of the Islamic religion in the person and teachings of the prophet Mohammed. Among the major questions examined here are: Why is the Koran God's word? Why did the new religion spread so rapidly? What is the origin of the concept "jihad" (holy war) and why did the expansion into Spain prove to be so fruitful?CC51minMay 16, 2009
- 2. War And WisdomWhile Christian Europe receded into darkness during the Middle Ages, a spectacular cultural blossoming took place in the Islamic world. It arose from the "swords of the spirit," which is how Muslims called science and art. This episode retraces the golden age of Islam and, once again, we adopt the perspective of what is shared, and how one culture profited from the other.CC50minMay 20, 2009
- 3. The ChallengeIn modern times, the balance of power between East and West shifted. What caused the rupture between the Islamic and the Christian worlds? This episode covers 400 years of history beginning with the definitive routing of the Ottomans at the gates of Vienna in 1683. But while Muslim pirates foster the slave trade off Europe's coasts, Muslims are not involved in the great voyages of discoveryCC50minMay 23, 2009
Islam And The West
East and West, Islam and Christianity - there are more similarities between these cultures than we think. This program traces the history of Islam in the light of its reception in the West. It reconstructs the multi-cultural world of the 7th century between Mecca, the Mediterranean and the Persian Gulf. It conjures up the up the golden age of Islam in the Middle Ages.
Creators and cast
- Directors
- Georg Graffe
- Cast
- Andrew Solomon
- Studio
- IFAGE Filmproduktion
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Audio languages
English
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