The theory of the Divine Origin of the state is as old as Political Scienec itself. There is sufficient evidence to prove now that
early states were based on this conception and all political authority
was connected with certain unseen powers. The earliest ruler was a combination of priest and king or the magic man and king.The authority and reverence which a ruler commanded depended upon
his position as a priest or a magic man Religion and politics were so
inextricrbly mixed up in the primitive society that not a hazy line of
demarcation could beween the two.