yes. Saudi Arabia, Iran, Pakistan, Palestine, Israel etc
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There are 2 state theocracies in the world today. The Vatican & Iran.
It depends on how you define theocracy. If it requires direct authority by clergy, then yes, the only theocracy today is Iran, which is a Shiite theocracy. However, if the term theocracy refers to any regime where religious clergy have an inordinate influence in shaping political policy, then many Islamic States like Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, ISIL, Somalia, Sudan, and the United Arab Emirates are all Sunni theocracies.
There are a few theocracies in the Middle East, like Iran or Saudi Arabia. There are also "weak theocracies", where the ruler retains control over the church of the country, but laws are not necessarily promulgated based on the religious views of the ruler, such as the UK or Morocco.
In a number of the Sumerian City-States, the priests wielded direct political power. This would make them theocracies.
With the exception of modern theocracies, which have more standard secular education, theocracies, by and large, have exclusively or predominantly religious education.
In a number of the Sumerian City-States, the priests wielded direct political power. This would make them theocracies.
In a number of the Sumerian City-States, the priests wielded direct political power. This would make them theocracies.
In a number of the Sumerian City-States, the priests wielded direct political power. This would make them theocracies.
Yes, some countries have governments that are based on religious principles and led by religious authorities, known as theocracies. Examples include Iran, where Islamic clerics have significant influence, and Vatican City, where the Pope is both the head of state and the head of the Roman Catholic Church.
By the will of God, Rising through the ranks of that religion.
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