Claim of Egalitarianism

Connected Sites: 7

Definition

WHS where a claim of egalitarian values was made in the OUV and/or the Nomination file.

Egalitarianism is a school of thought within political philosophy that builds on the concept of social equality, prioritizing it for all people. (Wikipedia)

The connection groups WHS, where a reference is made to an egalitarian society or system in the OUV, or official document set (AB Ev, Nomination text). This does, however, not mean the society or the system was or is truly egalitarian.

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Proposed by Jurre

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Connected Sites

  • Çatalhöyük
    Çatalhöyük
    Turkiye
    Inscribed: 2012
    3.44
    79
    7

    "The comparable sizes of the dwellings throughout the city illustrate an early type of urban layout based on community and egalitarian ideals." (OUV)
  • Val d'Orcia
    Val d'Orcia
    Italy
    Inscribed: 2004
    3.21
    205
    11

    "The Val d'Orcia was a reflection of the comparatively egalitarian nature of the Sienna State." (AB Ev)
  • Chinchorro Culture
    Chinchorro Culture
    Chile
    Inscribed: 2021
    2.47
    25
    3

    "Based on early evidence of Chinchorro occupation in the region of Camarones 14, scholars have concluded that their society was initially egalitarian in terms of access to production, based on distribution or exchange between members of the community and the immediate obtaining and consumption of food." (Nomination Text, p. 101)
  • Bali Subak system
    Bali Subak system
    Indonesia
    Inscribed: 2012
    3.14
    219
    7

    "The five landscapes within Bali are an exceptional testimony to the subak system, a democratic and egalitarian system focused on water temples and the control of irrigation that has shaped the landscape over the past thousand years." (OUV)
  • Hopewell
    Hopewell
    United States of America
    Inscribed: 2023
    2.23
    45
    7

    "Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks bears exceptional testimony to the unique characteristics of their builders, who lived in small, dispersed, egalitarian groups, between 1 and 400 CE, amongst the river valleys of what is now southern and central Ohio." (OUV)
  • Sukhothai
    Sukhothai
    Thailand
    Inscribed: 1991
    3.66
    160
    10

    "Sukhothai was a unique state in terms of political and administrative systems which were remarkably egalitarian for the time, based on the patron-client relationships, powerful social and religious institutions, and codified laws." (OUV)
  • M'Zab Valley
    M'Zab Valley
    Algeria
    Inscribed: 1982
    3.46
    38
    5

    "Each house constitutes a cubic cell of standard type, illustrating an egalitarian society founded on the respect for the family structure, aiming at the preservation of its intimacy and autonomy." (OUV)