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Overview. theocracy. Quick Reference. (literally ‘government by God’). The Greek term was coined by Josephus to denote the political organization of the Jewish people.
THEOCRACY meaning: 1 : a form of government in which a country is ruled by religious leaders; 2 : a country that is ruled by religious leaders
Nov 1, 2020 · An empirical analysis of the transition from premodern to modern theocracy, based on a unique dataset of religion and politics in world history, indicates that the adoption of general rules in the modern era differed systematically between societies in which strong state capacity was a complement rather than a substitute for religion. Previous.
