Mazdak
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
|
Related e |
|
Featured: |
Mazdak (in Persian مزدک) (died c. 524 or 528) was a proto-socialist Persian reformer and religious activist who gained influence under the reign of the Sassanian Shahanshah Kavadh I. He claimed to be a prophet of God, and instituted communal possessions and social welfare programs.
Unless indicated otherwise, the text in this article is either based on Wikipedia article "Mazdak" or another language Wikipedia page thereof used under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License; or on research by Jahsonic and friends. See Art and Popular Culture's copyright notice.
