{"product_id":"illuminated-haggadot-from-medieval-spain","title":"Illuminated Haggadot from Medieval Spain","description":"\u003cp\u003eEmerging in Spain after 1250, Jewish narrative figurative painting became a central feature in a group of illuminated Passover Haggadot in the early decades of the fourteenth century. \u003ci\u003eIlluminated Haggadot from Medieval Spain \u003c\/i\u003edescribes how the Sephardic Haggadot reflect different visualizations of scripture under various conditions and aimed at a variety of audiences. Though the specifics of the creation of these works remain a mystery, this book delves into the cultural struggles that existed during this period in history and shows how those conflicts influenced the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe culture surrounding the creators of the Sephardic Haggadot was saturated in conflict revolving around acculturation, polemics with Christianity, and struggles within Sephardic Jewry itself. Kogman-Appel presents the Sephardic Haggadot as visual manifestations of a minority struggling for cultural identity both in relation to the dominant culture and within its own realm.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pennsylvania State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54224998793560,"sku":"9780271027401","price":142.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780271027401.jpg?v=1780387245","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/illuminated-haggadot-from-medieval-spain","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}