Yudas Mar Iskariathos Thirumeni (Malayalam) by George
Emmanuel. 2013.
Publishers: Mudra Books, Delhi
Pages: 358, Price Rs. 250/-
It is a drama (fiction) based on the story of Jesus as
narrated in the New Testament as well as the history of Christianity.
The protagonist Judas, the religious reformer enters into an
ideological conflict with his leader, Jesus the social reformer. (Surprisingly,
Jesus does not appear in the drama). Having fed up with Jesus, Judas
manipulates the business lobby to get Jesus killed. Once his opponent is gone,
Judas the reformer turns into a founder of a new religion called Christianity.
The second part is about how Judas uses the name of Jesus as
a Brand name to propagate his new religion .This part is constructed with
images both from the present and past history of Christianity as a whole. This
exercise necessarily involves harsh and sometimes unsavoury criticism of
Christian beliefs and practices. Having found himself as the founder of the
most corrupt religion Judas, the Bishop who is the secret head of the church
commits suicide. The story ends with the
assumption of a successor to
Judas.
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