A regime where the current ruler claims to be the
reincarnation of one deceased, especially the ruler to precede him or her.
(
See the
definition and etiology of "Mausoleum" for further insight)
"Not since North Korean media declared Kim Jong-
il to be the reincarnation of Kim
Il Sung has there been such a blatant attempt to create a necrocracy, or perhaps mausolocracy, in which a living claimant assumes the fleshly mantle of the departed."
- The late Christopher Hitchens in his
2010 article 'Hugo Boss'
Death Reincarnation Necrocracy Christopher Hitchens Kim Jong Ruling Regime