Shamans and other "magico-religious" healers: a cross-cultural study of their origins, nature, and social transformations

The presence of shaman/healers will be positively associated with a major reliance on agriculture as a food source (328).

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Correlation	Supported	p<.05	r = .29	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Agriculture	Independent	Annual Cycle, Tillage, Diet
Shaman/healer	Dependent	Shamans And Psychotherapists

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Winkelman, Michael James	1986	"All of the Shamans were in nomadic or seminomadic societies, which generally has hunting and gathering economies" (36)..."However, all of the Shaman/Healers were found in societies with agriculture, and almost all of the Healers were found in societies with political integration beyond the local level" (36)	Supported	5	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Frederic L. Pryor	2005	Dependence on agriculture for subsistence will be associated with presence of healers who receive a fee for intangible services. (72)	Not Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Winkelman, Michael James	1990	The presence of priests will be positively associated with political integration and the presence of agriculture (345).	Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Winkelman, Michael James	1990	The presence of healers will be positively associated with political integration beyond the community level (328).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Winkelman, Michael James	1986	"If a Shaman is present, there are generally no other practitioner types present". (34)	Supported	0	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author