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
61	(Makuria Kingdom I)	Full Year Range of Makuria Kingdom I is assumed. [568, 618]	present	None
62	(Makuria Kingdom II)	Full Year Range of Makuria Kingdom II is assumed. [619, 849]	present	None
63	(Maravi Empire)	Full Year Range of Maravi Empire is assumed. [1622, 1870]	absent	None
64	(Early Nyoro)	Full Year Range of Early Nyoro is assumed. [900, 1449]	absent	None
65	(Early Maravi)	Full Year Range of Early Maravi is assumed. [1400, 1499]	absent	None
66	(Northern Maravi Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Northern Maravi Kingdom is assumed. [1500, 1621]	absent	None
67	(Portuguese Empire - Renaissance Period)	Full Year Range of Portuguese Empire - Renaissance Period is assumed. [1495, 1579]	present	None
68	(Nawabs of Bengal)	Full Year Range of Nawabs of Bengal is assumed. [1717, 1757]	present	None
69	(Early Greater Coclé)	Full Year Range of Early Greater Coclé is assumed. [200, 700]	absent	None
70	(Crimean Khanate)	Full Year Range of Crimean Khanate is assumed. [1440, 1783]	present	None

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