paragraph_text: desno|thumb Diskordijanizam je moderna religija usredotočena na kaos, koju je objavljivanjem svojeg prvog teksta Principia Discordia 1958. ili 1959. godine utemeljio Malaklipso Mlađi. Širom se smatra postmodernom parodijom religije,<ref>"it should on no account be taken seriously but is far more serious than most jokes" The Jargon File v4.4.7 but present at least as far back as v4.0.0, (1996, July 24).<ref>The entry for discordianism begins, "Somewhere between parody, social commentary, and religion...." Rabinovitch, Shelly & Lewis, James. ''The Encyclopedia of Modern Witchcraft and Neo-Paganism". Pp 75-76. Citadel Press. 2002. ISBN 0806524065.<ref>"These organisations [Discordianism & 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. <u>The West Australian</u>, p. Metro 18<ref>"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). </u>The Book of Eris</u>. Synaptyclypse Generator  i nazivalo ju se "zenom za okruglooke (zapadnjake)" zbog sličnosti s apsurdističkim interpretacijama učenja zen škole Rinzai. Diskordijanizam priznaje kaos, neslogu i neslaganje vrijednim i poželjnim karakteristikama, za razliku od većine religija koje idealiziraju harmoniju i red. Ta religija se velikim dijelom sastoji od hirovitih i apsurdnih ideja, iako mnogi njeni poklonici tvrde kako u njihovom neozbiljnom stavu postoji dublje značenje. Božica Erida je zaštitnica diskordijanizma<ref>Stevens, Jack. Troy. Pg 40. Cool Publications Ltd. ISBN 1844810674. <!-- DOES THIS REF BELONG ELSEWHERE? The fact that Eris is the "patron saint" of discordians is "common knowledge" and needn't be cited --> a za važnije svece uzimaju se između ostalih američki car Norton, Yossarian, Don Quijote, i Bokonon.