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]
Verified	A Seshat Expert has approved this piece of data.

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.

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#	Polity	Year(s)	Religious Level from	Religious Level to	Description	Edit
141	(Formative Period)	Full Year Range of Formative Period is assumed. [-7200, -7000]	0	0	None
142	(Kansai - Yayoi Period)	Full Year Range of Kansai - Yayoi Period is assumed. [-300, 250]	1	1	None
143	(Kara-Khanids)	Full Year Range of Kara-Khanids is assumed. [950, 1212]	3	3	None
144	(Umayyad Caliphate)	Full Year Range of Umayyad Caliphate is assumed. [661, 750]	2	2	None
145	(Konya Plain - Late Bronze Age II)	Full Year Range of Konya Plain - Late Bronze Age II is assumed. [-1500, -1400]	3	3	None
146	(Pre-Ceramic Period)	Full Year Range of Pre-Ceramic Period is assumed. [-7800, -7200]	0	0	None
147	(Latium - Iron Age)	Full Year Range of Latium - Iron Age is assumed. [-1000, -580]	1	1	None
148	(Monte Alban V)	Full Year Range of Monte Alban V is assumed. [900, 1520]	3	3	None
149	(Neo-Babylonian Empire)	Full Year Range of Neo-Babylonian Empire is assumed. [-626, -539]	4	4	None
150	(Monopalatial Crete)	Full Year Range of Monopalatial Crete is assumed. [-1450, -1300]	3	3	None

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