Principia Discordia - The Magnum Opiate of Malaclypse the Younger

Hardcover, 156 pages

English language

Published March 1, 2007 by Exposure Publishing.

ISBN:
9781846856044
OCLC Number:
85692271

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The Principia Discordia is a Discordian religious text written by Greg Hill (Malaclypse the Younger) with Kerry Wendell Thornley (Lord Omar Khayyam Ravenhurst). The first edition was printed using Jim Garrison's Xerox printer in 1963.The second edition was published under the title Principia Discordia or How The West Was Lost in a limited edition of five copies in 1965. The phrase Principia Discordia, reminiscent of Newton's Principia Mathematica, is presumably intended to mean Discordant Principles, or Principles of Discordance.

The Principia describes the Discordian Society and its Goddess Eris, as well as the basics of the POEE denomination of Discordianism. It features typewritten and handwritten text intermixed with clip art, stamps, and seals appropriated from other sources.

While the Principia is full of literal contradictions and unusual humor, it contains several passages which propose that there is serious intent behind the work, for example a message scrawled on page 00075: …

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Subjects

  • Religion & Beliefs
  • Form - Parodies
  • New Age (Self Help)
  • Topic - Religion
  • Humor : Form - Parodies
  • Humor : Topic - Religion
  • Humor
  • New Age / Body, Mind & Spirit