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
371
(Karagwe)
Full Year Range of Karagwe is assumed.
[1500, 1916]
absent
None
372
(Kingdom of Nyinginya)
Full Year Range of Kingdom of Nyinginya is assumed.
[1650, 1897]
absent
None
373
(Nkore)
Full Year Range of Nkore is assumed.
[1450, 1749]
absent
None
374
(Ndorwa)
Full Year Range of Ndorwa is assumed.
[1700, 1800]
absent
None
375
(Burundi)
Full Year Range of Burundi is assumed.
[1680, 1903]
absent
None
376
(Mubari)
Full Year Range of Mubari is assumed.
[-10000, 2000]
absent
None
377
(Gisaka)
Full Year Range of Gisaka is assumed.
[1700, 1867]
absent
None
378
(Fipa)
Full Year Range of Fipa is assumed.
[1600, 1890]
absent
None
379
(Bugesera)
Full Year Range of Bugesera is assumed.
[1700, 1799]
absent
None
380
(Buhaya)
Full Year Range of Buhaya is assumed.
[-10000, 2000]
absent
None
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