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Theocracy is a form of government in which a state is understood as governed by immediate divine guidance especially a state ruled by clergy or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided.1

From the perspective of the theocratic government "God himself is recognized as the head" of the state 2 hence the term theocracy from the Greek "rule of God" a term used by Josephus of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah.3 Theocratic governments enact theonomic laws (rules).

A theocracy may be monist in form where the administrative hierarchy of the government is identical with the administrative hierarchy of the religion or it may have two 'arms' but with the state administrative hierarchy subordinate to the religious hierarchy.

Theocracy should be distinguished from other secular forms of government that have a state religion or are merely influenced by theological or moral concepts and monarchies held "By the Grace of God". Contents 1 History of the concept 2 Current theocracies 2.1 Islamic states 2.2 Holy See (Vatican City) 2.3 Central Tibetan Administration 3 Current states with theocratic aspects 3.1 Israel 3.2 States with official state religion 3.2.1 Roman Catholic 3.2.2 Eastern Orthodox 3.2.3 Lutheran 3.2.4 Anglican 3.2.5 Reformed 4 Historic states with theocratic aspects 4.1 Antiquity 4.2 Christian 4.3 Mormonism 4.4 Other 4.5 Islam 4.6 Buddhism 5 Fictional Theocracies 6 See also 7 References 8 Further reading 9 External links History of the concept

The word theocracy originates from the Greek meaning "the rule of God". This in turn derives from the Greek words (theos) meaning "god" and (kratein) meaning "to rule." Thus the meaning of the word in Greek was "rule by god(s)" or human incarnation(s) of god(s).

It was first coined by Josephus Flavius in the first century A.D. to describe the characteristic government for Jews. Josephus argued that while the Greeks recognized three types of government: monarchy aristocracy and anarchy the Jews were unique in that they had a system of government that did not fit into those categories. Josephus understood theocracy as a fourth form of government in which only God and his law is sovereign. Josephus' definition was widely accepted until the Enlightenment era when the term started to collect more universalisticclarification needed and negative connotations especially in Hegel's hands.

The first recorded English use was in 1622 with the meaning "sacerdotal government under divine inspiration" (as in Biblical Israel before the rise of kings); the meaning "priestly or religious body wielding political and civil power" is recorded from 1825.

The word has been mostly used to label certain politically unpopular societies as less rational or developed. The concept is used in sociology and other social sciences but the term is often used inaccurately especially in popular rhetoric.

In the most common usage of the term theocracy some civil rulers are leaders of the dominant religion (e.g. the Byzantine emperor as patron of the head of the official Church); the government claims to rule on behalf of God or a higher power as specified by the local religion and divine approval of government institutions and laws. These characteristics apply also to a caesaropapist regime. The Byzantine Empire however was not theocratic since the patriarch answered to the emperor not vice versa; similarly in Tudor England the crown forced the church to break away from Rome so the royal (and especially later parliamentary) power could assume full control of the now Anglican hierarchy and confiscate most church property and income. Taken literally or strictly theocracy means rule by God or gods and refers primarily to an internal "rule of the heart" especially in its biblical application. The common generic use of the term as defined above in terms of rule by a church or analogous religious leadership would be more accurately described as an ecclesiocracy.4 In a pure theocracy the civil leader is believed to have a direct personal connection with God. For example a prophet like Moses led the Israelites and the prophet Muhammad ruled the early Muslims. Law proclaimed by the ruler is also considered a divine revelation and hence the law of God. An ecclesiocracy on the other hand is a situation where the religious leaders assume a leading role in the state but do not claim that they are instruments of divine revelation. For example the prince-bishops of the European Middle Ages where the bishop was also the temporal ruler. The papacy in the Papal States occupied a middle ground between theocracy and ecclesiocracy since the pope did not claim he is a prophet who receives revelation from God but merely the (in rare cases infallible) interpreter of already-received revelation. Religiously endorsed monarchies fall between these two poles according to the relative strengths of the religious and political organs. The example which Flavious gave for theocracy the rule of the Temple of Jerusalem's High Priest would under the present definition be an Ecclesiocracy since these (often worldly) priests did not claim to have any revelation or direct connection with God.citation needed Secular governments can also coexist with a state religion or delegate some aspects of civil law to religious communities. For example in Israel civil marriage is governed by Jewish religious institutions for Jews by Muslim religious institutions for Muslims and by Christian religious institutions for Christians. India similarly delegates control of marriage and some other civil matters to the religious communities in large part as a way of accommodating its Muslim minority. Egypt was run in both a monarchic and theocratic fashion in which the pharaoh was the head priest... Current theocracies Islamic states Main article: Islamic state Main article: Sharia An Islamic state is a state that has adopted Islam specifically Sharia as its foundations for political institutions or laws exclusively and has implemented the Islamic ruling system khilafah (Arabic: ) and is therefore a theocracy. Although there is much debate as to which states or groups operate strictly according to Islamic Law Sharia is the official basis for state laws in the following countries: Yemen Afghanistan Pakistan Somalia Sudan Saudi Arabia Mauritania Oman and Iran. In Nigeria the constitution provides that states may elect to use Shari'a laws and courts though non-Muslims are not required in any state to submit to Shari'a jurisdiction and adherence varies by state.5 Iran maintains religious courts for all aspects of law and has religious police to maintain social compliance while its government is described as a "theocratic republic".6 Iran's head of state or Supreme Leader is an Islamic cleric appointed for life by an elected body called Assembly of Experts.6 The Council of Guardians considered part of the executive branch of government is responsible for determining if legislation is in line with Islamic law and customs (the Sharia) and can bar candidates from elections and greenlight or ban investigations into the election process.6 Holy See (Vatican City) Main article: Politics of Vatican City Following the unification of Italy Vatican City became the last surviving territory of the former Papal States.7 In 1929 the State of Vatican City was formally recognized as an independent state through treaties with the Italian government.7 The head of state of the Vatican is the pope elected by the College of Cardinals an assembly of senior Catholic clerics.7 A pope is elected for life and voting is limited to cardinals under 80 years of age.7 A Secretary for Relations with States directly responsible for international relations is appointed by the pope. The Vatican legal system is rooted in canon law and is subject to the dictates of the pope who "has the fullness of legislative executive and judicial powers."8 The government of the Vatican can also be considered an ecclesiocracy (ruled by the Church). Central Tibetan Administration The Central Tibetan Administration colloquially known as the Tibetan government in exile is a Tibetan exile organisation with a state-like internal structure. According to its charter the position of head of state of the Central Tibetan Administration belongs ex officio to the current Dalai Lama a religious hierarch. In this respect it continues the traditions of the former government of Tibet which was ruled by the Dalai Lamas and their ministers with a specific role reserved for a class of monk officials. On March 14 2011 at the 14th Dalai Lama's suggestion the parliament of the Central Tibetan Administration began considering a proposal to remove the Dalai Lama's role as head of state in favor of an elected leader. Current states with theocratic aspects Israel See also: Religion in Israel Land of Israel and Zionism Israel operates under a parliamentary system as a democratic republic with universal suffrage.9 However Israel is frequently described as being a theocratic state.10 Since Israel was founded by the Zionist movement as a Jewish state and Judaism as a religion is often conflated Judaism as a nationality10 Israel can have the semblance of guiding theocratic principles in its government. Mitchell Bard writes:10 By blurring the distinction between nationality and religion Israelis find themselves frequently accused of living in a theocratic state and in many ways it would seem Israel fits the mold of a sacred state. Indeed Israeli writer Gideon Levy in his Haaretz op-ed opines the country is a "semi-theocracy" writing "Between Stockholm and Tehran Israel of 2009 with its many religious attributes is closer to Tehran" closing with "Let's admit that we live in a country with many religious and halakhic attributes. Let's remove the concocted secularist guise with which we have wrapped ourselves."11 Others point out that Israeli citizens have diverse religions even as the country only grants instant citizenship to Jews. Such attributes while appearing somewhat theocratic do not qualify the country as a theocracy Emanuel Gutman argues:10 The organs of government and state power neither derive their legal authority from religion or church nor their legitimation from any divine source. It cannot be claimed with any semblance of realism that state and church are coequal partners in the governance of the state. Indeed all legal powers of the religious institutions and organs are ultimately devolved upon them by the state. States with official state religion This section may stray from the topic of the article. Please help improve this section or discuss this issue on the talk page. (February 2011) Main article: State religion Though having a state religion is not sufficient to be a theocracy it is a theocratic aspect. Many countries have a state religion without government directly deriving its powers from a divine authority. The following states for example recognize some form of Christianity as their state or official religion (by denomination): Roman Catholic Jurisdictions which recognize Roman Catholicism as their state or official religion: Costa Rica12 Liechtenstein13 Malta14 Monaco15 Some cantons of Switzerland (state religion): Appenzell Innerrhoden (declared "religion of the people of Appenzell Innerrhoden") Aargau Basel-Country Berne Glarus Graubnden Nidwalden Schwyz Thurgau Uri A number of countries including Andorra Argentina16 Dominican Republic El Salvador Italy17 Indonesia Haiti Honduras Paraguay18 Peru19Philippines Poland20 Portugalcitation needed Slovakia and Spain21 give a special recognition to Catholicism in their constitution despite not making it the state religion. Eastern Orthodox Jurisdictions which recognize one of the Eastern Orthodox Churches as their state religion: Greece (Church of Greece)22 Finland: Finnish Orthodox Church has a special relationship with the Finnish state.23 The internal structure of the church is described in the Orthodox Church Act. The church has a power to tax its members and corporations if a majority of shareholders are members. The church does not consider itself a state church as the state does not have the authority to affect its internal workings or theology. Lutheran Jurisdictions which recognize a Lutheran church as their state religion: Denmark (Church of Denmark)24 Iceland (Church of Iceland)25 Norway (Church of Norway)26 Finland: Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland has a special relationship with the Finnish state its internal structure being described in a special law the Church Act.23 The Church Act can be amended only by a decision of the Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church and subsequent ratification by the parliament. The Church Act is protected by the Finnish constitution and the state can not change the Church Act without changing the constitution. The church has a power to tax its members and all corporations unless a majority of shareholders are members of the Finnish Orthodox Church. The state collects these taxes for the church for a fee. On the other hand the church is required to give a burial place for everyone in its graveyards.27 The Finnish president also decides the themes for the intercession days. The church does not consider itself a state church as the Finnish state does not have the power to influence its internal workings or its theology although it has a veto in those changes of the internal structure which require changing the Church Act. Neither does the Finnish state accord any precedence to Lutherans or the Lutheran faith in its own acts. Anglican Jurisdictions that recognise an Anglican church as their state religion: England (Church of England) Reformed Jurisdictions which recognize a Reformed church as their state religion: Tuvalu (Church of Tuvalu) Historic states with theocratic aspects See also: Imperial cult The largest and best known theocracies in history were the Umayyad and early Abassid Caliphate and the Papal States. And as with any other state or empire pragmatism was part of the politics of these de jure theocracies. Antiquity Further information: Imperial cult and State church of the Roman Empire The imperial cults in Ancient Egypt and elsewhere deified the ruling monarch so that the state religion was dedicated to the worship of the ruler as a deity or the incarnation of a deity. In ancient and medieval Christianity Caesaropapism is the doctrine where a head of state is at the same time the head of the church. Christian Geneva during the period of John Calvin's greatest influence and the Massachusetts Bay Colony of the "Puritans" had many characteristics of Protestant theocracies. During the short reign (14941498) of Girolamo Savonarola a Dominican priest the city of Florence could have been considered a theocracy. During his rule un-Christian books statues poetry and other items were burned (in the Bonfire of the Vanities) sodomy was made a capital offense and other Christian practices became law. Mormonism This section does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (June 2011) Main articles: Theodemocracy and State of Deseret Another ecclesiocracy was the administration of the short-lived State of Deseret an independent entity briefly organized in the American West by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Its original borders stretched from western Colorado to the southern California coast. When the Mormons arrived in the valley of the Great Salt Lake in 1847 the Great Basin was still a part of Mexico and had no secular government. As a result Brigham Young administered the region both spiritually and temporally through the highly organized and centralized Melchizedek Priesthood. This original organization was based upon a concept called theodemocracy a governmental system combining Biblical theocracy with mid-19th-century American political ideals including heavy reliance upon the U.S. Constitution. The treaty of Guadalupe Hildalgo resulted in the Mexican Cession by which Deseret was incorporated into the United States. In 1849 the Saints organized a secular government in Utah although many ecclesiatical leaders maintained their positions of secular power. The Mormons also petitioned Congress to have Deseret admitted into the Union as a state. However under the Compromise of 1850 Utah Territory was created and Brigham Young was appointed governor. In this situation Young still stood as head of the LDS Church as well as Utah's secular government. After the abortive Utah War of 18571858 the replacement of Young by an outside Federal Territorial Governor the eventual resolution of controversies regarding plural marriage and accession by Utah to statehood the apparent temporal aspects of LDS theodemocracy receded markedly. However like many Christians Jews and Muslims Latter-day Saints regard some form of theocracy with God as the head (king) of a chiliastic world government to be the true political ideal. But until the Second Coming of Christ the Mormons teach in their 12th Article of Faith: submission to the powers that be. But true to their beliefs in individual liberty and moral accountability they exhibit a strong preference for democratic-republican representative government as embodied in the Constitution of the United States. Other Montenegro offers a singular example of monarchs willingly turning their power to ecclesiastic authority (Montenegrin Orthodox) as the last of the House of Crnojevi (styled Grand Voivode not sovereign princes) did in order to preserve national unity before the Ottoman onslaught as a separate millet under an autochthonous ethnarch. When Montenegro re-established secular dynastic succession by the proclamation of princedom in 1851 it did so in favor of the last Prince-bishop who changed his style from Vladika i upravitelj Crne Gore i Brde "Vladika bishop and Ruler of Montenegro and Brda" to Po Bozjoj milosti knjaz i gospodar Crne Gore i Brde "By the grace of God Prince and Sovereign of Montenegro and Brda" thus rendering his de facto dynasty (the Petrovi-Njego family since 1696) a hereditary one. Islam The period when Medina was ruled by the Islamic prophet Muhammad is occasionally classed as a theocracy. By 630 Muhammad had established a theocracy in Makkah. Most Sunni Muslims believe that only the Prophet Muhammad was able to be both a governmental as well as religious leader. Other plausible examples of Islamic theocracy might be Mahdist Sudan and the Taliban state in Afghanistan (19962001). Most irregular was the non-permanent rule of the Akhoonds (imams) in the later princely state of Swat a valley in (first British India's later Pakistan's) North-West Frontier Province. Theocratic movements arose in the Arab world in the 1970s. Buddhism Unified religious rule in Tibet began in 1642 when the Fifth Dalai Lama allied with the military power of the Mongol Gushri Khan to consolidate the political power and control centered around his office as head of the Gelug school.28 This form of government is known as the dual system of government. Prior to 1642 particular monasteries and monks had held considerable power throughout Tibet but had not achieved anything approaching complete control though power continued to be held in a diffuse feudal system after the ascension of the Fifth Dalai Lama. Power in Tibet was held by a number of traditional elites including members of the nobility the heads of the major Buddhist sects (including their various tulkus) and various large and influential monastic communities.29 Tibet during this period existed as a feudal theocracy with a large class of serfs (consisting largely of non-noble Buddhist laymen) working on estates owned by monastic leaders and members of the secular aristocracy.30 Political power was sometimes used by monastic leaders to suppress rival religious schools through the confiscation of property and direct violence.2830 Social mobility was somewhat possible through the attainment of a monastic education or recognition as a reincarnated teacher but such institutions were dominated by the traditional elites and governed by political intrigue.29 Non-Buddhists in Tibet were members of an outcast underclass.29 Fictional Theocracies Depictions of a fictional society dominated by a theocracy recur in science fiction speculative fiction and fantasy. Such depictions are mostly dystopian and in some cases humorous or satirical. The Earthquake in Chile By Heinrich von Kleist (1807) Voyagers VI The Return By Ben Bova If This Goes On/Revolt in 2100 by Robert Heinlein (1940 revised and expanded 1953) Gather Darkness by Fritz Leiber (1943) The Lovers by Philip Jose Farmer (1952 novella expanded to full length 1961 revised 1977) 1 A Woman a Day (also "Moth and Rust" and "The Day of Timestop") by Philip Jose Farmer (1953 novella expanded to full length 1960 same universe as "The Lovers") Messiah by Gore Vidal (1954) ISBN 0-14-118039-0 Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny (1967) The Last Starship from Earth by John Boyd (1968) The Goblin Tower by L. Sprague de Camp (1968) (episode set in the theocratic city-state of Tarxia) The Stork Factor by Zach Hughes (1975) Run Come See Jerusalem! by Richard C. Meredith (1976) The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (1985) Candle by John Barnes (2000) . New York: Tor. ISBN 0-8125-8968-8. The Sky So Big and Black by John Barnes (2003) . New York: Tor. ISBN 0-7653-4222-7 The Accidental Time Machine by Joe Haldeman (2007) In Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones Pontifex Mansel leads the Theocracy of Rausten. The alien alliance known as "the Covenant" in the Halo series. Atlantis in Age of Mythology is supposed to be governed by a theocrat. The politics are not explored however and it is not stated how the theocrat kept himself in power when the gods abandoned the civilisation in the expansion pack's campaign. The Amarr Empire in EVE Online In Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance Begnion is a theocracy worshipping the goddess Ashera. It is ruled by Apostle Sanaki. See also Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Theocracy State religion Faith List of forms of government Religious left Religious right Sacred king Separation of Church and State State church Theodemocracy Christian: Christian left Christian right Christian Exodus Christian Reconstructionism Christianism Divine Right of Kings Dominionism Falange National Catholicism Rexism Ustae Islamic: Iranian Revolution Islamic Banking Islamic republic Islamic state Islamism Political aspects of Islam Religious police Qutbism Taliban Wahhabi Other: Khalistan Unification Church and political involvement References "Theocracy; Dictionary Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary". Merriam-webster.com. 2007-04-25. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/theocracy. Retrieved 2009-08-10.  Catholic Encyclopedia "A form of civil government in which God himself is recognized as the head." English form the 17th century (OED). The Greek term is explicitly coined by Josephus and isn't attested elsewhere in Ancient Greek; Josephus marks it as a nonce coinage by calling it a "strained expression". W. Whiston tr. Josephus Against Apion ii. 17 (1814) IV. 340: "He Moses ordained our government to be what by a strained expression may be termed a Theocracy" translating ' . Stephen Palmquist Biblical Theocracy: A vision of the biblical foundations for a Christian political philosophy (Hong Kong: Philopsychy Press 1993) introduced these more precise uses of the terms in arguing that theocracy (in this pure sense) is the only political system defended in the Bible. While Palmquist defends theocracy in this pure form as a viable (though "non-political" political system he warns that what normally goes by this name is actually ecclesiocracy the most dangerous of all political systems. http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2006/71318.htm a b c "CIA World Factbook Iran". Cia.gov. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ir.html. Retrieved 2009-08-10.  a b c d "CIA World Factbook Holy See". Cia.gov. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/vt.html. Retrieved 2009-08-10.  Fundamental Law of Vatican City State Art. 1 1 "Israel". The World Factbook (Central Intelligence Agency). 19 June 2007. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/is.html. Retrieved 20 July 2007  a b c d Jewishvirtuallibrary.org Haaretz.com The Constitution of Costa Rica Title VI: Religion CostaRicaLaw.com. Constitution of the Principality of Liechtenstein: Article 37(2) digital Liechtenstein. Malta Constitution Constitutional Law Section 2 State Religion. (French) Constitution de la Principaut: Art. 9. Principaute De Monaco: Ministre d'Etat. Argentina Constitution: Section 2 Constitutional Law. "The Constitution of the Italian Republic". http://www.senato.it/documenti/repository/istituzione/costituzioneinglese.pdf. 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"The public authorities shall take into account the religious beliefs of Spanish society and shall consequently maintain appropriate cooperation relations with the Catholic Church and other confessions."  The Constitution of Greece: Section II Relations of Church and State Hellenic Resources network. a b Finland Constitution Section 76 The Church Act Servat.unibe.ch Denmark Constitution: Section 4 State Church Constitutional Law. Constitution of the Republic of Iceland: Article 62 Government of Iceland. Norway Constitution: Article 2 Religion State Religion Constitutional Law. "Status of the Finnish State Church in 2007Privileges of the State Church". eroakirkosta.fi. 7 October 2007. http://www.eroakirkosta.fi/media/english/statusofthefinnishstatechurchin2007.html#privileges. Retrieved 2007-10-23  a b Davidson Ronald M. (2004). "Tibet". In Buswell Jr. Robert E.. Macmillan Encyclopedia of Buddhism. USA: Macmillan Reference USA. pp. 851859. ISBN 0-02-865910-4  a b c Lopez Donald S. (1998). Prisoners of Shangri-La: Tibetan Buddhism and the West. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 9. ISBN 0-226-49311-3  a b "Friendly Feudalism The Tibet Myth". Michaelparenti.org. http://www.michaelparenti.org/Tibet.html. Retrieved 2009-08-10. dead link Further reading Ankerl Guy (2000). Global communication without universal civilization. INU societal research vol. 1: Coexisting contemporary civilizations: Arabo-Muslim Bharati Chinese and Western. Geneva: INU Press. ISBN 2-88155-004-5.  Hirschl Ran. Constitutional Theocracy. Harvard University Press 2010. ISBN 0-674-04819-9 978-0-674-04819-5. External links Look up theocracy in Wiktionary the free dictionary. Biblical Theocracy etext of a book by Stephen Palmquist (Philopsychy Press 1993). EtymologyOnLine Is Judaism a Theocracy chabad.org First Things August/September 2006 p. 23-30 Theocracy Theocracy Theocracy Caliphate: The Future of Islamic Theocracy Freedom of Religion in Israel