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
81	(Tahert)	Full Year Range of Tahert is assumed. [761, 909]	present	None
82	(Third Scythian Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Third Scythian Kingdom is assumed. [-429, -225]	present	None
83	(Tlemcen)	Full Year Range of Tlemcen is assumed. [1235, 1554]	present	None
84	(Wattasid)	Full Year Range of Wattasid is assumed. [1465, 1554]	present	None
85	(Xixia)	Full Year Range of Xixia is assumed. [1032, 1227]	present	None
86	(Yadava Dynasty)	Full Year Range of Yadava Dynasty is assumed. [1190, 1318]	present	None
87	(Zagwe)	Full Year Range of Zagwe is assumed. [1137, 1269]	present	None
88	(Zirids)	Full Year Range of Zirids is assumed. [973, 1148]	present	None
89	(Beaker Culture)	Full Year Range of Beaker Culture is assumed. [-3200, -2000]	unknown	None
90	(Northern Maravi Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Northern Maravi Kingdom is assumed. [1500, 1621]	absent	None

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