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! colspan="2" | Discordianism
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! Family
| Modern / Parody and philosophical religion
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! Origin region
| United States
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! Founding period
| 20th century CE
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! Estimated adherents
| Unknown; often practiced playfully, philosophically, or internet-culturally rather than through formal membership.
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'''Discordianism''' is a modern religious, philosophical, and satirical movement centered on Eris, chaos, humor, paradox, and the questioning of rigid systems of order.

== Overview ==

Discordianism developed around the text ''Principia Discordia'' and is often described as a parody religion, a real religion disguised as a joke, or a joke disguised as a religion. It uses myth, absurdity, play, and paradox to challenge dogmatism and expose the ways humans impose order on chaotic reality.

== Key beliefs ==

* Eris as a symbolic or mythic figure of chaos and discord
* Suspicion toward rigid authority, certainty, and excessive order
* Humor, paradox, and play as spiritual or philosophical tools
* The idea that chaos and order are both interpretive lenses
* Anti-dogmatism and creative irreverence

== Practices ==

* Reading or remixing Discordian texts
* Creative ritual, jokes, pranks, and symbolic actions
* Use of the number five and other Discordian motifs
* Internet and countercultural participation
* Playful self-initiation and invented titles

== Places of worship ==

* No required temples; Discordian practice often occurs online, in homes, at gatherings, or wherever participants create meaning

== Sacred texts ==

* ''Principia Discordia'' is the central text, along with later writings, jokes, and community-created materials

== Holidays and observances ==

* Discordian calendars include playful observances and invented holy days, varying by community and text

== Branches and related traditions ==

* [[New Religious Movements]]
* [[Thelema]]
* [[LaVeyan Satanism]]
* [[Spiritual but Not Religious]]

== See also ==

* [[Religion]]
* [[Theology]]
* [[Philosophy of religion]]
* [[New Religious Movements]]
* [[Indigenous and Traditional Religions]]

[[Category:Religions]]
[[Category:New religious movements]]
[[Category:Modern / Global]]