Witchcraft and co-wife proximity in southwestern kenya
Ethnology • Vol/Iss. 1 • Published In • Pages: 39-45 •
By LeVine, Robert A.
Hypothesis
"The largest proportion of high-sorcery societies is found among those in which plural wives live in the same house, and the second largest proportion is found where there is the mother-child household, which does not involve many persons under one roof but almost always involves polygyny" (44)
Test Name | Support | Significance | Coefficient | Tail |
---|---|---|---|---|
Comparison of percentages | Supported | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
Variable Name | Variable Type | OCM Term(s) |
---|---|---|
Household Type | Independent | Household |
Sorcery | Dependent | Sorcery |