Section: Social Complexity
Subsection: Hierarchical Complexity

Religious Level

Talking about hierarchical complexity, religious levels records the religious levels of a polity. same principle as with administrative levels. start with the head of the official cult (if present) coded as: level 1, and work down to the local priest.   (See here)
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Variable Definition
Polity The Seshat Polity ID
Year(s) The years for which we have the data. [negative = BCE]
Tag [Evidenced, Disputed, Suspected, Inferred, Unknown]
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Variable Definition
religious_level_from The lower range of religious level for a polity.
religious_level_to The upper range of religious level for a polity.

# Polity Year(s) Religious Level from Religious Level to Description   Edit
91
(Oaxaca - San Jose)
Full Year Range of Oaxaca - San Jose is assumed.
[-1150, -700]
1
1
None
92
(Ghur Principality)
Full Year Range of Ghur Principality is assumed.
[1025, 1215]
1
1
None
93
(Jin Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Jin Dynasty is assumed.
[1115, 1234]
3
3
None
94
(Cahokia - Middle Woodland)
Full Year Range of Cahokia - Middle Woodland is assumed.
[-150, 300]
None
None
None
95
(Tairona)
Full Year Range of Tairona is assumed.
[1050, 1524]
1
1
None
96
(Shuar - Colonial)
Full Year Range of Shuar - Colonial is assumed.
[1534, 1830]
2
2
None
97
(Shuar - Ecuadorian)
Full Year Range of Shuar - Ecuadorian is assumed.
[1831, 1931]
1
2
None
98
(Egypt - New Kingdom Ramesside Period)
Full Year Range of Egypt - New Kingdom Ramesside Period is assumed.
[-1293, -1070]
5
5
None
99
(Egypt - New Kingdom Thutmosid Period)
Full Year Range of Egypt - New Kingdom Thutmosid Period is assumed.
[-1550, -1293]
5
5
None
100
(Viet Baiyu Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Viet Baiyu Kingdom is assumed.
[-332, -109]
None
None
None
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