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Title:
The sultan and the saint [DVD video]
Publication Date:
2017
Publication Information:
[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2017]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN:
9781531703707
Abstract:
Eight hundred years ago, Francis of Assisi and the Sultan of Egypt met on the bloody battlefields of the Crusades. Based on new research and scholarship about that fateful meeting, The Sultan and The Saint tells one of the great, lost stories from history as two men of faith fought against a century of war and distrust in a search for mutual respect and common ground.
General Note:
Title from container.
Wide screen.
Includes over 30 minutes of bonus video: behind the scenes ; Jesus in the Islamic tradition ; medieval humanism in Islamic history ; new historical perspectives on the Crusades ; respect for religious minorities in Islam ; the Prophet Muhammad on peace and diplomacy ; rise of the Franciscan movement ; role of religion in conflict transformation ; social psychology of inter-group conflict ; world premiere.
Performers:
Narrated by Jeremy Irons ; starring Alexander McPherson, Zack Beyer, Eric Kramer, Erik Soulliard, Samuel Muriithi, Richard el Khazen.
Technical Details:
DVD, 5.1 surround, region 1.
Language:
English
Additional Language:
English dialogue; English subtitles.
Added Corporate Author:
Audience:
Rating: TVPG.
