Islamic Theocratism
A doctrine that hands the state to the Islamic clergy and makes sharia the supreme law, above popular sovereignty, as in Khomeini's guardianship of the jurist (velayat-e faqih) in Iran and the Taliban emirate in Afghanistan.
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In one sentence
I want God's sovereignty above the vote, with the religious jurist in command, sharia as the only law and an economy free of usury.
Political axes
Profile across the 12 axes
- Strong · Unitary
Structure
- Strong · Autocracy
Representation
- Very strong · Security
Power
- Leaning · Assimilation
Immigration
- Strong · Militarist
Diplomacy
- Strong · Nationalist
Intervention
- Leaning · Public
Economy
- Strong · Planning
Control
- Strong · Protectionism
Trade
- Very strong · Religious
Religion
- Very strong · Traditionalist
Morality
- Balanced
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Religion
Leans further toward religious than 98% of the 248 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 56This ideology 1
Of all the axes, Religion is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Immigration
On Immigration, it sits close to the catalog median.
Ideology median 49This ideology 58
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Ruhollah Khomeini
Leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution, Khomeini created the Islamic republic and instituted the rule of the religious jurist, fusing theocracy and state and transforming Iran into a revolutionary power of Shia Islam.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyLouis XIVMonarch98%
SociallyCharles VHoly Roman Emperor and King of Spain97%
EconomicallyGetúlio VargasStatesman99%
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PoliticsJosé Antonio Primo de RiveraPolitician95%
PoliticsEmílio Garrastazu MédiciDictator94%
PoliticsGregor StrasserPolitician94%
PoliticsRecep Tayyip ErdoğanStatesman94%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
Iran
Clerical-statist theocracyA theocratic Islamic republic, Iran combines elected institutions with the supreme authority of the clerics, under the rule of the religious jurist, a state-controlled economy, and strong regional projection in the Middle East.
Other close countries
Iran
Clerical-statist theocracyA theocratic Islamic republic, Iran combines elected institutions with the supreme authority of the clerics, under the rule of the religious jurist, a state-controlled economy, and strong regional projection in the Middle East.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyDagestan (Russia)Tutelary Muslim region96%
SociallyAlgeriaMilitary-backed presidential republic97%
EconomicallyBelarusStatist-personalist autocracy99%
The most distant
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Also close, by dimension
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SociallyPapal States756–187096%
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