Section: Social Complexity

Subsection: Kinds of Written Documents

Religious Literature

Talking about kinds of written documents, religious literature differs from the sacred texts. for example, it may provide commentary on the sacred texts, or advice on how to live a virtuous life. (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]
Verified	A Seshat Expert has approved this piece of data.

Variable	Definition
religious_literature	The absence or presence of religious literature for a polity.

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#	Polity	Year(s)	Religious Literature	Description	Edit
131	(Imamate of Oman and Muscat)	Full Year Range of Imamate of Oman and Muscat is assumed. [1749, 1895]	present	None
132	(Monte Alban V Early Postclassic)	Full Year Range of Monte Alban V Early Postclassic is assumed. [900, 1099]	absent	None
133	(Monagrillo)	Full Year Range of Monagrillo is assumed. [-3000, -1300]	absent	None
134	(Chaulukya Dynasty)	Full Year Range of Chaulukya Dynasty is assumed. [941, 1245]	present	None
135	(Ptolemaic Kingdom II)	Full Year Range of Ptolemaic Kingdom II is assumed. [-217, -30]	present	None
136	(Ptolemaic Kingdom I)	Full Year Range of Ptolemaic Kingdom I is assumed. [-305, -217]	present	None
137	(Middle Greater Coclé)	Full Year Range of Middle Greater Coclé is assumed. [700, 1000]	absent	None
138	(Badarian)	Full Year Range of Badarian is assumed. [-4400, -3800]	absent	None
139	(Egypt - Tulunid-Ikhshidid Period)	Full Year Range of Egypt - Tulunid-Ikhshidid Period is assumed. [868, 969]	present	None
140	(Shuar - Colonial)	Full Year Range of Shuar - Colonial is assumed. [1534, 1830]	absent	None

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