Economic Systems of Foraging, Agricultural, and Industrial Societies

Cambridge University Press Published In Pages: 316
By Frederic L. Pryor

Hypothesis

Dependence on agriculture for subsistence will be associated with presence of healers who receive a fee for intangible services. (72)

Note

Indirect test of Cauvin's (2000) hypothesis that changes in religious practices trigger the shift towards agriculture in the Near East.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regressionNot SupportedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN