Religion and the Survival of Utopian Communities
A study of all the utopian communities for which records are readily available that were founded within the current boundaries of the 48 contiguous American states between 1776 and 1900 reveals that communities having a single religious faith practiced by all members tended to survive for longer per...
| Published in: | Journal for the scientific study of religion |
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| Authors: | ; |
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[1973]
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| In: |
Journal for the scientific study of religion
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| Further subjects: | B
Utopianism
B international agreements B Utopian socialism B Religion B Communism B Communes B Longevity B sociology of religion B Utopias |
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| Summary: | A study of all the utopian communities for which records are readily available that were founded within the current boundaries of the 48 contiguous American states between 1776 and 1900 reveals that communities having a single religious faith practiced by all members tended to survive for longer periods of time than did communities favoring a plurality of religions or no religion at all. |
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| ISSN: | 1468-5906 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the scientific study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/1384957 |