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
361	(Allada)	Full Year Range of Allada is assumed. [1100, 1724]	absent	None
362	(Oyo)	Full Year Range of Oyo is assumed. [1300, 1535]	absent	None
363	(Proto-Yoruboid)	Full Year Range of Proto-Yoruboid is assumed. [-300, 300]	absent	None
364	(Sokoto Caliphate)	Full Year Range of Sokoto Caliphate is assumed. [1804, 1904]	present	None
365	(Hausa bakwai)	Full Year Range of Hausa bakwai is assumed. [900, 1808]	present	None
366	(Kanem-Borno)	Full Year Range of Kanem-Borno is assumed. [1380, 1893]	present	None
367	(Foys)	Full Year Range of Foys is assumed. [1600, 1892]	absent	None
368	(Kingdom of Jolof)	Full Year Range of Kingdom of Jolof is assumed. [1549, 1865]	present	None
369	(Toro)	Full Year Range of Toro is assumed. [1830, 1896]	absent	None
370	(Buganda)	Full Year Range of Buganda is assumed. [1450, 1699]	absent	None

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