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This paper models theocracy as a regime where the clergy in power retains knowledge of the cost of political production but which is potentially incompetent, quarrelsome, or corrupt.
10 cze 2018 · 48 pages : 28 cm "Describes what the theocratic system of government is, how religions play a role in the laws and morals of the citizens. The history of how theocracies have evolved, the rise and fall of religions, and the future of theocratic governments are examined"--Provided by publisher Includes bibliographical references and index
7 paź 2024 · "theocracy" published on by Oxford University Press. Theocracy means literally ‘the rule of God’ and the term was invented by Josephus (ad 38–c.100) to describe the ancient Hebrew constitution and the role of Mosaic law.
Theocracies as Political Systems Political science is equipped with tools enabling it to see not only the influence of religion within larger, non-theocratic states (something I will look at in the following two chapters) or transnational political systems, but also to analyse political structures and processes within various forms
23 lut 2012 · This paper has addressed theocracy as a regime in which a clergy conducts political government directly in preference to an alternative arrangement where it negotiates a division of labor and rents with a secular ruler.
INTRODUCTION: THEOCRACY 101. Since the time of Josephus, it has been argued that the only appropriate regime for the people Israel is the one described by the term theocracy, the rule of God.1 The force of this argument is nearly tautological.
15 sie 2019 · Abstract. This chapter looks into three key aspects of theocratic power relations: how rulers are selected (succession procedures), how their power is institutionalized within the system (institutional regimes) and how they make the ruled conform to the norms they establish (political control).
