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  1. family.jrank.org

    Rosabeth Moss Kanter (1972) believes the origins of American utopias and intentional communities, in particular, can be traced to one of three major themes: a rejection of the established order and a desire to follow religious and spiritual values; a willingness to reform society from corruption, injustice, inhumanity, and evil, especially ...
    • Rich/Wealthy Families

      Wealth is certainly the stuff of envy. When the dispirited have-nots, despairing of their ability to create a better life for themselves, rebel, they are likely to massacre the haves, as they did during the French and Russian revolutions. Even if this does not enrich the rebels it compresses the distance between those on top and those on the bottom.

  2. 6th Century BCE: Pythagoras founds Homakoeion, a vegetarian commune based on intellectualism, mysticism and equality of the sexes.Also, followers of Buddha in India join together in ashrams to live in a productive, spiritual manner. 2nd Century CE: Essenes communes, based on the morality of the Hebrew Bible, flourish in the area of the Dead Sea.; 4th Century CE: The first Christian monasterial ...
  3. communityfinders.com

    A short history of intentional communal living. Communal living with a shared intention is nothing new. The first intentional community in recorded history was Homakoeion, a vegetarian commune, in 525 BCE. Early Christians lived communally, as did a variety of religious and political minorities throughout time.
  4. culturemagic.org

    "Intentional community" is a term used to describe a caring society; a society which cares for its own mem-bers and for the people outside of the community, and which cares for the environment we all share. Coopera-tion and sharing have always been central aspects of human culture, and there is a long and venerable tradition
  5. theanarchistlibrary.org

    The diversity and scope of intentional communities are explored in texts such as Chris Coates' Utopia Britannica for a history of utopian experiments in Britain between 1325 and 1945; the edited book West of Eden for a history of intentional communities in North California focusing on the 1960s-1970s, or James Horrox' A Living Revolution ...
  6. link.springer.com

    Apr 5, 2023Intentional communities (ICs) have been defined as a deliberate attempt to create a common, alternative way of life outside mainstream society (Meijering et al. 2007).They have been conceptualized as "laboratories" or "models" that offer experiences and inspiration for broader societal transformation (Schäfer et al. 2018, p. 18).These communities represent forms of residence and ...
  7. americanhistory.si.edu

    The National Easter Seals Society, a pan-disability charity and advocacy organization, was founded in 1919 by Edgar Allen. Charity collection can The March of Dimes, founded by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1938, began as a volunteer organization supporting both care for people affected by polio and research into the disease.
  8. press.syr.edu

    Communes in America: 1975-2000 is the final volume in Miller's trilogy on the history of American intentional communities. Providing a comprehensive survey of communities during the last quarter of the twentieth century, Miller offers a detailed study of their character, scope, and evolution.
  9. academic.oup.com

    While not solely dedicated to intentional communities, Alice Felt Tyler's 1944 Freedom's Ferment: Phases of American Social History to 1860 devotes a section of seven chapters to what she calls "Cults and Utopias," including a discussion of the well-documented groups founded before 1860. Her use of the term "cults" betrays her ...
  10. link.springer.com

    Chapter 1, "Building the Ideal," explores the diversity of settlements encompassed by the favored term "intentional communities." Also variously called utopian and communal, the defining qualities of these purposeful settlements are the creation of independent communities founded on principles that critique mainstream society.

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