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
131	(Late Xiongnu)	Full Year Range of Late Xiongnu is assumed. [-60, 100]	unknown	None
132	(Early Mongols)	Full Year Range of Early Mongols is assumed. [1000, 1206]	absent	None
133	(Prepalatial Crete)	Full Year Range of Prepalatial Crete is assumed. [-3000, -1900]	absent	None
134	(Egypt - New Kingdom Ramesside Period)	Full Year Range of Egypt - New Kingdom Ramesside Period is assumed. [-1293, -1070]	present	None
135	(Atlantic Complex)	Full Year Range of Atlantic Complex is assumed. [-2200, -1000]	unknown	None
136	(Mali Empire)	Full Year Range of Mali Empire is assumed. [1230, 1410]	present	None
137	(Xiongnu Imperial Confederation)	Full Year Range of Xiongnu Imperial Confederation is assumed. [-209, -60]	unknown	None
138	(Inca Empire)	Full Year Range of Inca Empire is assumed. [1375, 1532]	absent	None
139	(Kachi Plain - Proto-Historic Period)	Full Year Range of Kachi Plain - Proto-Historic Period is assumed. [-1300, -500]	absent	None
140	(Bamana kingdom)	Full Year Range of Bamana kingdom is assumed. [1712, 1861]	present	None

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