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The Thought of Ivan Illich

Peoples & Things

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The Lea Shift Away - Who Was Ilitch?

Ilitch was the son of a saphartic jewish mother and a on his father's side, he descended from a croatian nobility. His life was characterized byy exile, ind mobility, and part because of his jewish ancestry. He remained a priest throughout his life, although he famously fell out with the hierarchy of the catholic church over a variety of issues in 19 fifties and an early sixties. At that point, I think, probably more or less leaving this legacine behind, i so burst on to the street scene and gave lectures all over the place. And it was really interesting: conversant in 13 languages at least; very interesting guy

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