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
101
(Konya Plain - Ceramic Neolithic)
Full Year Range of Konya Plain - Ceramic Neolithic is assumed.
[-7000, -6600]
1
1
None
102
(Konya Plain - Early Neolithic)
Full Year Range of Konya Plain - Early Neolithic is assumed.
[-9600, -7000]
1
1
None
103
(Konya Plain - Late Neolithic)
Full Year Range of Konya Plain - Late Neolithic is assumed.
[-6600, -6000]
1
1
None
104
(Neo-Hittite Kingdoms)
Full Year Range of Neo-Hittite Kingdoms is assumed.
[-1180, -900]
2
3
None
105
(Phrygian Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Phrygian Kingdom is assumed.
[-900, -695]
1
3
None
106
(Early Illinois Confederation)
Full Year Range of Early Illinois Confederation is assumed.
[1640, 1717]
1
1
None
107
(Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early)
Full Year Range of Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early is assumed.
[1566, 1713]
1
1
None
108
(Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Late)
Full Year Range of Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Late is assumed.
[1714, 1848]
2
2
None
109
(Oneota)
Full Year Range of Oneota is assumed.
[1400, 1650]
1
1
None
110
(Whydah)
Full Year Range of Whydah is assumed.
[1671, 1727]
3
3
None
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