Where do you go when you die? A cross-cultural test of the hypothesis that infrastructure predicts individual eschatology

Journal of Anthropological Research Vol/Iss. 61 Published In Pages: 53-79
By Dickson, D. Bruce, Olsen, Jeffrey, Dahm, P. Fred, Wachtel, Mitchell S.

Hypothesis

Higher subsistence productivity will be associated with a judgmental individual eschatology (63, 65).

Note

Tests using Lomax's subsistence classification and intensity of agriculture yielded similar results.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
tau-bSupportedp<.001.331UNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
EschatologyDependentEschatology
Subsistence ProductivityIndependentAnnual Cycle, Tillage, Production And Supply