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
1	(Kansai - Kofun Period)	250 CE 399 CE	absent	None
2	(Rouran Khaganate)	300 CE 499 CE	absent	None
3	(Kansai - Kofun Period)	399 CE 537 CE	absent	None
4	(Hephthalites)	408 CE 487 CE	absent	None
5	(Hephthalites)	488 CE 561 CE	present	None
6	(Rouran Khaganate)	500 CE 555 CE	present	None
7	(Icelandic Commonwealth)	930 CE 1000 CE	absent	None
8	(Icelandic Commonwealth)	1001 CE 1100 CE	present	None
9	(Icelandic Commonwealth)	1101 CE 1262 CE	present	None
10	(Kingdom of Kaffa)	1390 CE 1530 CE	unknown	None

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