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Temple of the Jedi Order also known as “International Church of Jediism” Stropes, Sydney

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Jediism is a religion that uses the term 'Jedi' from the Star Wars universe created by George Lucas. Members of the Temple of the Jedi Order refer to themselves as Jedis and base their religion in 'The Force.' The Force is defined as a "a ubiquitous and metaphysical power...the underlying, fundamental nature of the universe," by leadership within the Temple of the Jedi Order. Please note that The Temple of the Jedi Order is NOT affiliated with or worshipping George Lucas and his creations.

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Title
Temple of the Jedi Order also known as “International Church of Jediism”
Creator
Stropes, Sydney
Contributor
Database of Religious History (DRH)
Publisher
Database of Religious History (DRH)
Date Issued
2020-06-09
Description
Jediism is a religion that uses the term 'Jedi' from the Star Wars universe created by George Lucas. Members of the Temple of the Jedi Order refer to themselves as Jedis and base their religion in 'The Force.' The Force is defined as a "a ubiquitous and metaphysical power...the underlying, fundamental nature of the universe," by leadership within the Temple of the Jedi Order. Please note that The Temple of the Jedi Order is NOT affiliated with or worshipping George Lucas and his creations.
Subject
New Religious Movement (NRM); New Religious Movement; Transnational Cybersect; Religious Group
Genre
Other
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2022-07-05
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0416081
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/82065
Affiliation
Non UBC
Citation
Sydney Stropes. (2020). Temple of the Jedi Order. Database of Religious History, Vancouver, BC: University of British Columbia.
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Undergraduate
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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DSpace

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Attribution 4.0 International