CEVAP:

As discussed earlier, totalitarian power appears in several different forms of government control. Power for regimes may derive alternatively from a mix of individual leadership, the military, and a national political party. Power may also derive from religious leadership whether or not the leadership comes from human or spiritual elements. We might also ask if theocracy necessarily means totalitarianism. Here we run into a problem in understanding what role is available for government and what remains for the individual. For government, control addresses the behavior of society, setting rules based on what is best for society. For theocracy, responsibility for behavior rests with the individual, solely. Rules for behavior come from what is perceived as spiritual.