Utopian Communities of the Ancient World : Idealistic Experiments of Pythagoras, the Essenes, Pachomius and Proclus.

This is the first comparative study of lived Utopian communities in antiquity. The examined communities provide examples of somewhat successful utopian experiments that belie the twentieth century notion that the application of utopian ideals must always lead to dystopia or not work at all.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schmidt, Brent James
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, 2010.
Temas:
Utopias > History.
Utopian socialism > History.
Philosophy, Ancient.
Utopies > Histoire.
Socialisme utopique > Histoire.
Philosophie ancienne.
HISTORY > Civilization.
HISTORY > Ancient > General.
Philosophy, Ancient
Utopian socialism
Utopias
Political Science.
Law, Politics & Government.
Socialism, Communism & Anarchism.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Notions of utopia in history and literature
  • Pythagorean communities in southern Italy
  • The Essenes' communities and ideals
  • Pachomian communities in Egypt
  • Proclus' community
  • Summary.

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