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]
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Variable Definition
religious_literature The absence or presence of religious literature for a polity.

# Polity Year(s) Religious Literature Description   Edit
181
(Cahokia - Late Woodland I)
Full Year Range of Cahokia - Late Woodland I is assumed.
[300, 450]
absent
None
182
(Cahokia - Sand Prairie)
Full Year Range of Cahokia - Sand Prairie is assumed.
[1275, 1400]
absent
None
183
(Cahokia - Emergent Mississippian I)
Full Year Range of Cahokia - Emergent Mississippian I is assumed.
[750, 900]
absent
None
184
(Yemen Ziyad Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Yemen Ziyad Dynasty is assumed.
[822, 1037]
present
None
185
(Durrani Empire)
Full Year Range of Durrani Empire is assumed.
[1747, 1826]
present
None
186
(Ghur Principality)
Full Year Range of Ghur Principality is assumed.
[1025, 1215]
present
None
187
(Bamana kingdom)
Full Year Range of Bamana kingdom is assumed.
[1712, 1861]
present
None
188
(Middle Formative Basin of Mexico)
Full Year Range of Middle Formative Basin of Mexico is assumed.
[-800, -401]
absent
None
189
(Kingdom of Hawaii - Kamehameha Period)
Full Year Range of Kingdom of Hawaii - Kamehameha Period is assumed.
[1778, 1819]
absent
None
190
(Postpalatial Crete)
Full Year Range of Postpalatial Crete is assumed.
[-1300, -1200]
absent
None
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