Invented Religions

In this episode, Aled leads a discussion into invented religions - new religions which take inspiration from popular culture and uses it as metaphor to understand themselves and their world. We talk about what it means to be a “new” religion and how play can be serious and meaningful at the same time. We spend a bit of time on both Jediism and the Church of the SubGenius, both invented religions but who take the form in two different directions.

If you’re interested in the blog post by Paul-Francois Tremlett about Jediism and how it complicates the idea of religion, you can check it out here.

For the Guardian article about Tesco’s discrimination against Jedis, you can read that here.

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