Communalism

Communalism is often connected with various branches of socialism, especially communism (and, in particular, religious communism or primitive communism) and anarchism.The term "communalism" is often used instead of "communism" as a way to indicate those communal societies that are not based on Marxism.

Communalism describes a broad range of social activities and social theories which are in some way centered upon the community. Communalism can take the appearance of communal living or communal property, among others. It is sometimes said to put the interests of the community above the interests of the individual, but this is generally only done on the principle that the community exists for the benefit of the individuals who participate in it, so the best way to serve the interests of the individual is through the interests of the community