Jediism

"Path of the jedi" redirects here. For the episode of Star Wars Rebels, see Path of the Jedi. For the Disneyland attraction, see Star Wars: Path of the Jedi.
For the census campaign, see Jedi census phenomenon.

Jediism (or Jedism[1]) is a philosophy,[2] and, in some cases, a tongue-in-cheek joke religion,[3][4] mainly based on the depiction of the Jedi characters in Star Wars media.[5] Jediism attracted public attention in 2001 when a number of people recorded their religion as "Jedi" on national censuses.

Jediism is inspired by certain elements of Star Wars, namely the fictional religion of the Jedi. Early websites dedicated to bringing up a belief system from the Star Wars films were "The Jedi Religion and regulations" and "Jediism". These websites cited the Jedi code, consisting of 21 maxims,[6] as the starting point for a "real Jedi" belief system.[7] The real-world Jediism movement has no leader or central structure.[8]

  1. ^ Lamonthe, Dan (18 November 2014). "The Pentagon's Pugnacious Critic on Religion Gets his Day in Congress". Washington Post. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Jedi is not a religion, Charity Commission rules". BBC News. 2016-12-19. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
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  5. ^ Hume, Lynne; McPhillips, Kathleen (2006). Popular spiritualities: the politics of contemporary enchantment. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-7546-3999-2.
  6. ^ "21 Maxims of Jediism".
  7. ^ Matthew Wilhelm Kapell; John Shelton Lawrence (2006). Finding the Force in the Star Wars Franchise: Fans, Merchandise, and Critics. Peter Lang. ISBN 0-8204-6333-7.
  8. ^ Nancy K. Grant; Diana J. Mansell (2008). A Guidebook to Religious and Spiritual Practices for People Who Work With People. iUniverse. pp. 249–251. ISBN 978-0-595-50527-2. Retrieved 16 July 2012.