Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #174029 in Books
• Published on: 1994-07-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 116 pages

Customer Reviews

Notes on this edition, my favorite
The original Principia Discordia was very much mish mash of near random pages thrown together, and the pages themselves were changed and modified. I've always felt that it should be a continually evolving book, and with this edition including newly created pages, it hits closest to the spirit of discordianism (at least in my opinion).

The other editions I've seen present it almost as a relic of the past, as something to be looked at, and fondly reminisced over. The purple edition did a great interview with one of the creators (and 3 of his personalities if I remember correctly), which is nice, but too stale for me.

I'm sorry to see it out of print.

In summary: This edition of the Principia is particularly good because it features added material, all in the style and theme of the original.

Side note: If you want better reviews of this book, look for the reviews of for the purple and yellow editions (by Omar K. Ravenhurst, and Malaclypse et al, respectively). All editions feature the same original content.

The most mind-bending book ever written.
The _Principia_ is the fundamental book of the Discordian Society. Who, you may ask, are the Discordians?

Simply put, Discordianism is a parody of modern religion founded in the 1950's by a man named Gregory Hill. That's not explaining much, but I'm only a fly in the Taj Mahal of this book's madness and humor.

Basically, this book is an instruction manual on how to consult your pineal gland for information on the teachings of Eris, Greek goddess of discord. The whole thing is a lark and one of the funniest books on religion you'll find (more canted toward humour than the Book of the SubGenius).

This edition, by Steve Jackson Games, is the definitive edition, with 30 additional pages of lunacy and a gorgeous cover. If you've ever wondered who the Illuminati are, or what the word fnord means...well, go ask someone else. This book will spin your head like a top and land it in a labyrinth of silly prose, and you'll laugh all the way to the final pages.

A masterpiece. Hail Eris!

Great fun and thought provoking
Give this book another thousand years and it will replace the bible. My gods it is stupid,funny,genius!!!