"The Neck Ring of the Dove"

Season 1 Episode 1

Ibn Hazm, the polemical counterpart to Samuel, is best known for a book about love.

Ibn Hazm was one of the most influential Arabic speaking writers and thinkers from the 11th century. He had a polemical relationship with his contemporary, Samuel the Nagid. Both men fled Cordoba after the fall of the caliphate. He is remembered most for a book about love, "The Neck Ring of the Dove."

AIR DATE 12/17/19

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"The Neck Ring of the Dove"

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The Ornament of the World tells the story of a remarkable time in history when the Muslims, Christians and Jews forged a common cultural identity that frequently transcended their religious differences.

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