Reviews for Dictionary of American Communal and Utopian History

The average rating for Dictionary of American Communal and Utopian History based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-01-10 00:00:00 Za Mo What can you expect from a book from 1980? History before that point. Although there was some interesting tidbits: > first ten tiny 10'x14' non-square shaped homes, not bigger than a dorm room, of the Harmonia Community (1850) > highly unusual "complex marriage", male continence (coitus reservatus: stopping before orgasm) (1880) which lead to their other sexual program stirpiculture > hippy genial anarchists of Drop City (60s) wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_U... Intro Biographies Communities Besides religions reasons 131 human perfectibility (Bishop Hill) 140 intellectual curious (Fairhope) 143 emphasized good works (Haven City) 148 They all hoped to escape the corrupting influences of the world and lead pure lives. (Jerusalem or The Society of Universal Friends) Communities that exist today 145 Hutterites (movies, television too worldly)

Review # 2 was written on 2019-03-04 00:00:00 ktqxqtcy catuiile 335.973 F721d 1980