What is divine kingship?
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Alternative Title: divine kingship. Sacred kingship, religious and political concept by which a ruler is seen as an incarnation, manifestation, mediator, or agent of the sacred or holy (the transcendent or supernatural realm).
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From remote antiquity, kingdoms up and down the Nile tended to attribute various degrees of "divinity" to their monarchs, producing an institution usually referred to as "divine kingship." The ancient Egyptians stood at one extreme of the range, believing that the Pharaoh actually was a god.
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