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
321
(Orokaiva - Colonial)
Full Year Range of Orokaiva - Colonial is assumed.
[1884, 1942]
absent
None
322
(Kachi Plain - Ceramic Neolithic)
Full Year Range of Kachi Plain - Ceramic Neolithic is assumed.
[-5500, -4000]
absent
None
323
(Kachi Plain - Chalcolithic)
Full Year Range of Kachi Plain - Chalcolithic is assumed.
[-4000, -3200]
absent
None
324
(Kachi Plain - Post-Urban Period)
Full Year Range of Kachi Plain - Post-Urban Period is assumed.
[-1800, -1300]
absent
None
325
(Sind - Samma Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Sind - Samma Dynasty is assumed.
[1335, 1521]
present
None
326
(Kachi Plain - Urban Period I)
Full Year Range of Kachi Plain - Urban Period I is assumed.
[-2500, -2100]
unknown
None
327
(Ottoman Emirate)
Full Year Range of Ottoman Emirate is assumed.
[1299, 1402]
present
None
328
(Ottoman Empire II)
Full Year Range of Ottoman Empire II is assumed.
[1517, 1683]
present
None
329
(Umayyad Caliphate)
Full Year Range of Umayyad Caliphate is assumed.
[661, 750]
present
None
330
(Ayutthaya)
Full Year Range of Ayutthaya is assumed.
[1593, 1767]
present
None
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