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
341	(Himyar I)	Full Year Range of Himyar I is assumed. [270, 340]	present	None
342	(Himyar II)	Full Year Range of Himyar II is assumed. [378, 525]	present	None
343	(Proto-Yoruba)	Full Year Range of Proto-Yoruba is assumed. [301, 649]	absent	None
344	(Yemen - Qasimid Dynasty)	Full Year Range of Yemen - Qasimid Dynasty is assumed. [1637, 1805]	present	None
345	(Rasulid Dynasty)	Full Year Range of Rasulid Dynasty is assumed. [1229, 1453]	present	None
346	(Sabaean Commonwealth)	Full Year Range of Sabaean Commonwealth is assumed. [-800, -451]	absent	None
347	(Kingdom of Saba and Dhu Raydan)	Full Year Range of Kingdom of Saba and Dhu Raydan is assumed. [-110, 149]	absent	None
348	(Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty)	Full Year Range of Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty is assumed. [1454, 1517]	present	None
349	(Anurādhapura I)	Full Year Range of Anurādhapura I is assumed. [-300, 70]	present	None
350	(Jaffna)	Full Year Range of Jaffna is assumed. [1310, 1591]	present	None

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