Dan Snow's History Hit

Pythagoras' Utopia

Dec 23, 2023
Kristen Ghodsee, an ethnographer and author of Everyday Utopia, joins Dan to discuss Pythagoras' utopia and other attempts at creating paradise throughout history, including gender equality and communal property. They also explore the dualist belief system of the Bogomiles, its influence on the Albigensian Crusade, and the potential for reorganizing life on other planets based on historical experiments.
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