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
281	(Western Roman Empire - Late Antiquity)	Full Year Range of Western Roman Empire - Late Antiquity is assumed. [395, 476]	present	None
282	(Asuka)	Full Year Range of Asuka is assumed. [538, 710]	present	None
283	(Chenla)	Full Year Range of Chenla is assumed. [550, 825]	present	None
284	(Heian)	Full Year Range of Heian is assumed. [794, 1185]	present	None
285	(Kamakura Shogunate)	Full Year Range of Kamakura Shogunate is assumed. [1185, 1333]	present	None
286	(Koktepe II)	Full Year Range of Koktepe II is assumed. [-750, -550]	absent	None
287	(Nara Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Nara Kingdom is assumed. [710, 794]	present	None
288	(Kara-Khanids)	Full Year Range of Kara-Khanids is assumed. [950, 1212]	present	None
289	(Classical Angkor)	Full Year Range of Classical Angkor is assumed. [1100, 1220]	present	None
290	(Early Angkor)	Full Year Range of Early Angkor is assumed. [802, 1100]	present	None

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