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
241	(Japan - Final Jomon)	Full Year Range of Japan - Final Jomon is assumed. [-1200, -300]	absent	None
242	(Ilkhanate)	Full Year Range of Ilkhanate is assumed. [1256, 1339]	present	None
243	(Kassite Babylonia)	Full Year Range of Kassite Babylonia is assumed. [-1595, -1150]	present	None
244	(Bazi Dynasty)	Full Year Range of Bazi Dynasty is assumed. [-1005, -986]	present	None
245	(Dynasty of E)	Full Year Range of Dynasty of E is assumed. [-979, -732]	present	None
246	(Chagatai Khanate)	Full Year Range of Chagatai Khanate is assumed. [1263, 1402]	present	None
247	(Khanate of Bukhara)	Full Year Range of Khanate of Bukhara is assumed. [1599, 1747]	present	None
248	(Second Dynasty of Isin)	Full Year Range of Second Dynasty of Isin is assumed. [-1153, -1027]	present	None
249	(Isin-Larsa)	Full Year Range of Isin-Larsa is assumed. [-2004, -1763]	present	None
250	(Achaemenid Empire)	Full Year Range of Achaemenid Empire is assumed. [-550, -331]	present	None

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