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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Myth or Reality?,
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This review is from: Greek Passion (Paperback)
Kazantzakis masterfully transcribes the many trials and tribulations of a Greek Mountain Village. He definitely digs deep into the contradiction that is religion and life. While many have been turned off by Kazantzakis' realism(commotion raised by "The Last Temptation of Christ" being turned into a movie), it would most certainly be to their advantage to read Kazantzakis for the characters which he creates. To this end Kazantzakis is unparalelled(If you haven't already, score yourself a copy of "Zorba the Greek" to see what I mean. His concentration on the evils that guide men through their actions really makes this novel move. In the end we are left to ask ourselves if these characters, and this mountain village really exist or not. The answer--You tell me.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Yet another saintly person suffers for everyone's sins,
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This review is from: Greek Passion (Paperback)
_The Greek Passion_ is a work of art written by a genius who undeniably knew his own people. Nikos Kazantzakis transports the story of the passion of Jesus Christ to a Greek village that is under the control of the Turks during the final years of the Ottoman Empire. This version of the passion is one of great beauty and is told with tremendous fervor and emotion. Here, a simple, innocent shepard receives blame for, then accepts personal responsibility for the sins of his neighbors so that their lives may be spared. The shepard and his followers are called bolsheviks and worse because they believe that a band of starving refugees from another village, which includes children with distended bellies, should be fed and clothed from the storehouses and the homes of some of the wealthy community elders. Two aspects of religion are shown:a hypocritical priest who is so concerned with protecting his power and authority that he panders to the enemy, a Turkish Agha, over the welfare of the Greek people; and, a saintly priest, who acts in the true spirit of Christianity by endeavoring to relieve his peoples' suffering. The forces of these two disparate priests eventually clash and the results are both tragic and heartbreaking. It is apparent that very little has changed since the time of Jesus. Special interests are still putting up road blocks to prevent the meek from inheriting the earth. _The Greek Passion_ is a novel that the admirers of Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, and perhaps even Jesus Christ, himself, would love.
5.0 out of 5 stars
An amazing novel from a man deeply concerened with.....,
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This review is from: The Greek Passion (Paperback)
....seeking out his own unique spirituality, and creating a spell-binding tale of redemption, justice, humor and humanity in a small Greek village. I disagree with the reviews that state that this isn't Kazantzakis's finest novel: it is. It may not be as accessible or commercial as ZORBA THE GREEK, but Kazantzakis's musical writing brings to life characters bigger than Zorba. As the villagers prepare their annual presentation of Christ's miracle at Easter, various characters are already at work to put forth their own agendas. The hypocritcal village elders, the town prostitute with a heart of gold, and finally the very christ-like Manolis, who is willing to sacrifice his life for the good of his people. Set during the time when Greece was undergoing an occupation by neighboring Turkey, the novel explores subjugation from the eyes of both the Turks and the Greeks. While willing to shed blood if necessary in order to free Greece from Turkish oppression, the villagers plots do occasionally backfire. Kazantzakis's treatment of these various plots and plans is quite humorous for such a dramatic novel. Highly, completely recommended.....
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