The Dark Ages: An Age of Light - Season 1 - Eps 3: The Wonder of Islam
To the south and east of Christendom, the new religion of Islam spread from its Arabian birthplace throughout the Middle East, across North Africa, and into Spain. As it did so, Islam imparted its own distinctive forms of architecture, ways to gaze at the stars, and art designed to depict the wonders of paradise.
About The Dark Ages: An Age of Light
Title: The Dark Ages: An Age of Light
First Air Date: 2012-11-27
Last Air Date: 2012-12-18
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.5/10 (from 4 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 4
Network: Histoire TV
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: ZCZ Films
Synopsis
Christianity slowly emerged from being a persecuted minority to the state religion of the Roman Empire. This episode is a history of the ways believers grappled with a way to depict Jesus. Simple symbolic meaning developed into splendid art and churches.
Cast
Waldemar Januszczak
Self - Presenter
