Vanessa L Ochs / The Passover Haggadah A Biography 2020

Description: The Passover Haggadah: A Biography Author: Vanessa L. Ochs Title: The Passover Haggadah: A Biography Publication: Princeton University Press, 2020 Description: Hardcover. The history and meaning of the Jewish Haggadah. New tightly bound hardcover with navy blue cloth on boards with gilt lettering to spine. New DJ and image by Barbara Wolff "Ma Nishtanah" from the Rose Haggadah. 12mo. B&W illustrations. Includes resources, glossary, notes and an index. x, 214 pp.Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. New / New. The life and times of a treasured book read by generations of Jewish families at the seder table Every year at Passover, Jews around the world gather for the seder, a festive meal where family and friends come together to sing, pray, and enjoy traditional food while retelling the biblical story of the Exodus. The Passover Haggadah provides the script for the meal and is a religious text unlike any other. It is the only sacred book available in so many varieties--from the Maxwell House edition of the 1930s to the countercultural Freedom Seder--and it is the rare liturgical work that allows people with limited knowledge to conduct a complex religious service. The Haggadah is also the only religious book given away for free at grocery stores as a promotion. Vanessa Ochs tells the story of this beloved book, from its emergence in antiquity as an oral practice to its vibrant proliferation today. Ochs provides a lively and incisive account of how the foundational Jewish narrative of liberation is remembered in the Haggadah. She discusses the book's origins in biblical and rabbinical literature, its flourishing in illuminated manuscripts in the medieval period, and its mass production with the advent of the printing press. She looks at Haggadot created on the kibbutz, those reflecting the Holocaust, feminist and LGBTQ-themed Haggadot, and even one featuring a popular television show, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Ochs shows how this enduring work of liturgy that once served to transmit Jewish identity in Jewish settings continues to be reinterpreted and reimagined to share the message of freedom for all.. Seller ID: 2507 Subject: Anthropology, Religion The Anthropologists Closet offers a wide variety of non-fiction academic books that are hard to find. We have been in business since 2014. Terms All orders ship within two business days. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

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