Mazdak
Iranian philosopher · Academics · Died 529
Mazdak was an Iranian mobad (priest) and social reformer who rose to prominence during the reign of the Sasanian emperor Kavadh I.
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He instituted a religious and social movement known as Mazdakism, which preached a dualistic cosmology and social welfare programs, including the communal ownership of property and, controversially, women.
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Academics
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Academic
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Deceased
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Died 529