Theocratism
Theocratism is the ideology based on the belief that God is not only the creator of the universe, but also wants and should be the ruler of this universe. Theocratism therefore tries to bring out the political image of the theocracy and to realize it.
In his vision of Europe, the well-known French philosopher Jacques Derrida critically differentiated himself from both Enlightenment hegemonic politics and what he saw as pre-Enlightenment theocracy. Theocratism is often described as reactionary to totalitarian .
A distinction is made within these theocratisms:
- Jewish theocratism
- Manichean theocratism
- Christian theocratism (especially in certain special communities that have split off from Christianity)
- Dominionism (a theological direction of Christian fundamentalism especially in the USA )
- Roman Catholic Theocratism (certain popes)
- islamic theocratism
In general one speaks of oriental theocratism.
Historically, a distinction is made between a national theocratism and a universal theocratism, depending on whether God's or Christ's world domination is sought or just a national identity project through religion. With the latter, there is usually a Gnostic political religion or a strong political myth in the background.