Divination and punishment of theocracy

China's theocracy was formed in Xia Dynasty and reached the peak of Shang Dynasty. Slave owners in Shang Dynasty were famous for their superstition of ghosts and gods. The Book of Rites says: "Yin people respect God and lead civil gods." With the strengthening of the power of the Yin king, the supreme god who dominated everything appeared in the religious superstition at that time-"emperor" or "god". All state affairs, even whether to use punishment, must pray and ask for instructions from gods and ghosts through divination. Oracle Bone Inscriptions is in China.

The characters are mainly carved by Wang Yin and his agent (full-time historian) with tortoise shells or tortoise shells, which are used for divination to gods and ancestors.

Oracle Bone Inscriptions on animal bones. For example, "Zhen (Bu Wen): not just a monarch, Zhen: Wang Wen is just a monarch"; "I am Jing (punishment)."

On the surface, it seems that the king of Yin ruled completely according to God's will, but in fact it was only for the king of Yin.

The order was painted with oil.