Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / What is Theocratic Democracy: a Case Study of Iranian Political System

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Issue
Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2015 8 (3)
Authors
Abbas, Syed Raheem; Asim, Muhammad
Contact information
Abbas, Syed Raheem:College Bhakkar Pakistan; E-mail: ; Asim, Muhammad:College Asghar Mall, Rawalpindi Pakistan; E-mail:
Keywords
Shura; Rehbar-e-Muazam; Sunnah; Shariah
Abstract

Democracy is a preferred and famous political mode of governing the society in all over the world. It has several types according to the nature and environment of the demography. In theocratic societies, democracy is really a debatable issue. As Europe had experienced serious role of Church, Muslims were still demanding for governing under Islamic rules. But, the problem is, every sect define its own Islamic Political System. This article presented definition and history of the democracy, its types and its role in the theocratic societies. Christian and Muslim societies are also discussed here. Iranian political system which is a modern democratic system under the theocratic structure is a case study of this article which is working successfully since the Revolution of 1979

Pages
387-400
Paper at repository of SibFU
https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/16726

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