Magico-religious practitioner types and socioeconomic conditions
Cross-Cultural Research • Vol/Iss. 20(1-4) • Sage • • Published In • Pages: 17-46 •
By Winkelman, Michael James
Hypothesis
"The Malevolent Practitioners are generally referred to by terms that are translated as 'sorcerers' or 'witches'. They are part-time specialists, with low social and economic status. In most societies, malevolent practitioners can be either male or female". (27)
Note
This is a descriptive generalization, derived from cluster analysis.
| Test Name | Support | Significance | Coefficient | Tail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |