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
171
(Early Formative Basin of Mexico)
Full Year Range of Early Formative Basin of Mexico is assumed.
[-1200, -801]
1
1
None
172
(Funan II)
Full Year Range of Funan II is assumed.
[540, 640]
2
2
None
173
(West Burkina Faso Yellow II)
Full Year Range of West Burkina Faso Yellow II is assumed.
[501, 700]
None
None
None
174
(Cahokia - Lohman-Stirling)
Full Year Range of Cahokia - Lohman-Stirling is assumed.
[1055, 1199]
3
3
None
175
(Russian Empire, Romanov Dynasty II)
Full Year Range of Russian Empire, Romanov Dynasty II is assumed.
[1776, 1917]
6
6
None
176
(Early Monte Alban I)
Full Year Range of Early Monte Alban I is assumed.
[-500, -300]
1
1
None
177
(Monte Alban Late I)
Full Year Range of Monte Alban Late I is assumed.
[-300, -100]
1
1
None
178
(Middle Formative Basin of Mexico)
Full Year Range of Middle Formative Basin of Mexico is assumed.
[-800, -401]
1
1
None
179
(Kachi Plain - Aceramic Neolithic)
Full Year Range of Kachi Plain - Aceramic Neolithic is assumed.
[-7500, -5500]
1
1
None
180
(Kachi Plain - Ceramic Neolithic)
Full Year Range of Kachi Plain - Ceramic Neolithic is assumed.
[-5500, -4000]
1
1
None
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