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
31	(Avar Khaganate)	Full Year Range of Avar Khaganate is assumed. [586, 822]	unknown	None
32	(Classic Tana)	Full Year Range of Classic Tana is assumed. [1100, 1498]	present	None
33	(Almoravids)	Full Year Range of Almoravids is assumed. [1035, 1150]	present	None
34	(Early Tana 2)	Full Year Range of Early Tana 2 is assumed. [750, 1099]	present	None
35	(Grand Principality of Moscow, Rurikid Dynasty)	Full Year Range of Grand Principality of Moscow, Rurikid Dynasty is assumed. [1480, 1613]	present	None
36	(Qin Empire)	Full Year Range of Qin Empire is assumed. [-338, -207]	present	None
37	(Twelve Bhuyans)	Full Year Range of Twelve Bhuyans is assumed. [1538, 1612]	present	None
38	(Early Tana 1)	Full Year Range of Early Tana 1 is assumed. [500, 749]	unknown	None
39	(Late East Africa Iron Age)	Full Year Range of Late East Africa Iron Age is assumed. [800, 1150]	absent	None
40	(Portuguese Empire - Early Modern)	Full Year Range of Portuguese Empire - Early Modern is assumed. [1640, 1806]	present	None

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