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Discordianism is a religion and subsequent philosophy based on the veneration or worship of the Eris Discordia, the Goddess of chaos, or archetypes or ideals associated with her. It was founded after the 1963 publication of its holy book, the ''Principia Discordia,'' written by Greg Hill with Kerry Wendell Thornley, the two working under the pseudonyms Malaclypse the Younger and Omar Khayyam Ravenhurst. The religion has been likened to Zen based on similarities with absurdist interpretations of the Rinzai school, as well as Taoist philosophy. Discordianism is centered on the idea that both order and disorder are illusions imposed on the universe by the human nervous system, and that neither of these illusions of apparent order and disorder is any more accurate or objectively true than the other. There is some division as to whether it should be regarded as a parody religion, and if so to what degree.〔"...It should on no account be taken seriously but is far more serious than most jokes" and "See ... () ''ha ha only serious''" (The Jargon File v4.4.7 ) but present at least as far back as v4.0.0, (1996, July 24); The entry for discordianism begins, "Somewhere between parody, social commentary, and religion..." Rabinovitch, Shelly & Lewis, James R. ''The Encyclopedia of Modern Witchcraft and Neo-Paganism'', pp 75–76. Citadel Press. 2002. ISBN 0-8065-2406-5; "These organisations (& The Church of the Subgenius ) are just two of a whole raft of mock religions..." Phillips, M. (2004, Sept. 14). Wizards of ID cook up divine pile of spaghetti bolognese. ''The West Australian'', p. Metro 18; "The explosion of the American counter-culture and the revival of surrealism met Discordianism (1960's and 70's) and the result was a Neo-Pagan parody religion of mirth and laughter." (p. 3) E. K. Discorida. (2005). ''The Book of Eris''. (Synaptyclypse Generator )〕 It is difficult to estimate the number of Discordians because they are not required to hold Discordianism as their only belief system,〔Rabinovitch, Shelly & Lewis, James. ''The Encyclopedia of Modern Witchcraft and Neo-Paganism". Pp 75–76. Citadel Press. 2002. ISBN 0-8065-2406-5.〕 and because there is an encouragement to form schisms and cabals. == Founding == The foundational document of Discordianism is the ''Principia Discordia'', fourth edition, written by Malaclypse the Younger, an alias of Greg Hill. This book contains many references to an earlier source, ''The Honest Book of Truth'' (HBT). From the quotations, the HBT seems to be arranged like the Bible, consisting of verses grouped into chapters grouped into books grouped into the HBT itself. The ''Principia'' includes a large portion (or possibly all) of a chapter of "The Book of Explanations" which recounts how the HBT was revealed to Lord Omar Khayyam Ravenhurst.〔Malaclypse the Younger, ''Principia Discordia'', Page 00041〕 The tale of the discovery of the HBT contains many similarities to the tale of the discovery of the Book of Mormon, and Ravenhurst had been a Mormon. It also includes part of the next chapter, telling how the HBT was taken by a garbage collector, who refused to return it.〔Malaclypse the Younger, ''Principia Discordia'', Page 00030〕 The ''Principia Discordia'' often hints that Discordianism was founded as a dialectic antithesis to more popular religions based on order, although the rhetoric throughout the book describes chaos as a much more underlying impulse of the universe. This may have been done with the intention of merely "balancing out" the creative forces of order and disorder, but the focus is on the more disorderly aspects of the world — at times the forces of order are even vilified. There are other religions that revere the principles of harmony and order in the Universe, but few that show a respect for the disorder which we all face. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Discordianism」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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