Postmodern religion
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Postmodern religion is any type of religion that is influenced by postmodernism and postmodern philosophies.
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Post-modern or otherwise odd religions
The following are post-modern religions that may be seen as elaborate parodies of 'real' religions:
- Bokononism, a fictional religion from Kurt Vonnegut's novel Cat's Cradle, where one major point is that human happiness is more important than truth, even scientific truth. Another is that Bokononism freely acknowledges that all its tenets are false.
- Church of the SubGenius, often regarded as a parody of religion in general, with elements of fundamentalist Christianity, Scientology, new-age cults, pop-psychology, and motivational sales techniques amongst others, has become a movement in its own right, inspiring several books, art exhibits, rock albums, conventions, and novelty items.
- Dudeism - The Church of the Latter-Day Dude, a religion inspired by the main character ("the Dude") of the Coen Brothers' film The Big Lebowski.
- Discordianism, although many Discordians specifically view the label of 'parody' as dismissive, arguing that the inlaid humor and silliness are just as profound and legitimate as that of any other form of spiritual pursuit. See also Rinzai.
- Jedi Religion, In 2001 following an Internet campaign, the fictional Star Wars "religion" Jedi became a parody religion in several Commonwealth countries as 1.5% of the New Zealand and 0.7% of the UK population stated their religion as Jedi in the official census (see Jedi census).
- Thee Temple ov Psychick Youth
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