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Theocracy
Ted Ritter
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Abstract
Abstract Theocracy describes a system of government in which God or a similar deity rules either directly or through earthly representation in the form of priests or other divine rulers. It includes the belief that the ruling government receives the power to govern directly from God. The individual or individuals who govern receive their instructions and laws from God. In a theocratic government God himself is recognized as the head of the state.