Saint-Simonianism was a French socialist movement of the first half of the nineteenth century. The movement is named after Claude Henri de Rouvroy, comte de Saint-Simon who promoted ideas of Christian socialism but after his death, the movement that formed around his ideas became increasingly extreme in its religious views.[1] The movement was centered around the École Polytechnique. After roughly 1830, the Saint-Simonians led by Barthélemy Prosper Enfantin formed an increasingly religiously-minded[2] Messianic group, before being banned by the authorities in 1832. Saint-Simonianism had some influence in England, particularly among the followers of Joanna Southcott who shared the Saint-Simonian idea that a female messiah would come soon.
People associated with the movement
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References
- ^ [Anon.] (2001a) "Saint-Simon, Henri de: His movement and its influence", Encyclopaedia Britannica, Deluxe CDROM edition
- ^ [Anon.] (2001b) "Enfantin, Barthélemy-Prosper", Encyclopaedia Britannica, Deluxe CDROM edition
Bibliography
- [Anon.] (2001a) "Enfantin, Barthélemy-Prosper", Encyclopaedia Britannica, Deluxe CDROM edition
- [Anon.] (2001b) "Saint-Simon, Henri de: His movement and its influence", Encyclopaedia Britannica, Deluxe CDROM edition
- Hayek, Friedrich (1952). The Counter-Revolution of Science. Glencoe, Ill: Free Press.
- Bouglé, Célestin; Halévy, Élie (1924). Doctrine de Saint-Simon. Paris: Marcel Rivière.
