Sorcery

Associated Documents (5)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
LeVine, Robert A.Witchcraft and co-wife proximity in southwestern kenya
Worchel, StephenSocietal restrictiveness and the presence of outlets for the release of aggression
Whiting, John W.M.Sorcery, sin and the superego: a cross-cultural study of some mechanisms of social control
Textor, Robert B. A Cross-Cultural Summary: Male Initiation Rites

Associated Hypotheses (9)

Main AuthorHypothesis
LeVine, Robert A."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)
Worchel, StephenWarfare will be negatively associated with sorcery (114, 118).
Worchel, StephenGames of physical skill will be positively associated with unilineal kinship structure and/or negatively associated with sorcery (114, 118).
Whiting, John W.M."Those societies with a long post-partum sex taboo . . . should be those who have the strongest belief in sorcery" (150)
Whiting, John W.M."[There is a] joint effect of duration of the post-partum sex taboo and the severity of socialization of aggression on the belief that sorcerers can cause sickness" (152)
Textor, Robert B. In societies where sorcery is important, male initiation rites at puberty will be prevalent (373, 445).

Associated OCMs

  1. sorcery