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Backstage Pass: Values and Visions Behind the Scenes

Maria Rosa Menocal

Oct 22, 2002


Rabbi Jennifer Krause speaks with Dr. Maria Rosa Menocal, professor of Spanish and Portuguese at Yale University, about her book The Ornament of the World: How Muslims, Jews and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain (2002). Dr. Menocal explains how she became interested in Medieval Spain after initially studying French and Italian. She comments on the idea of boundaries and the misconception that the Medieval world was subject to the same social, religious, and political boundaries that exist today. Dr. Menocal also comments on her experience of writing and publishing the book for a popular, as opposed to academic, audience. The discussion is followed by questions from the audience.

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