The concept of utopia is generally attributed to Thomas More,
whose fictional work, "Utopia" (1516), presents a place that is at
once ideal and imaginary. The term means both a good place and no
place, and More's work has inspired numerous political
philosophers, religious leaders, and literary figures for nearly
five centuries. Utopian ventures are worth close attention to help
understand why some fail and others succeed, and they offer hope
for an improved life on earth. This reference book is a
comprehensive guide to utopian communities and their founders.
While other volumes look at literary utopias or examine utopias in
only one country, this work examines utopias from antiquity to the
present and surveys utopian efforts around the world.
Multidisciplinary in nature, the book draws on anthropology,
religion, philosophy, political science, history, sociology, and
literature.
Included are more than 600 alphabetically arranged entries.
Roughly half are short descriptions of utopian ventures and the
rest are brief biographical sketches of individuals who were
involved. Each entry is followed by a list of sources, and the
volume concludes with a selected, general bibliography. The entries
draw on a wide range of activities and institutions: from abodes of
love to conservation groups; from hippie communes and fantastic
entertainments to caravans and residential settlements; from garden
cities to children's schools; from business schemes to spiritual
encampments; from religious communities to unrealizable schemes.
Entries were chosen for their illustrative value and origin and
include several dystopias, literary and real, which provide an
additional context for the utopian communities.
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