Witchcraft beliefs and witch hunts: an interdisciplinary explanation

Semi-sedentary foraging, and-tool horticulture, plow agriculture, and pastoralism will be positively associated with witchcraft belief (p. 163).

The overall model is significant, but semi-sedentary foraging and hand-tool horticulture are not independent predictors.

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Ordered probit regression	Supported	p<.05	Pseudo R^2 = .06	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Hand-tool Horticulture	Independent	Tillage, Agricultural Machinery
Pastoralism	Independent	Domesticated Animals, Pastoral Activities
Plow Agriculture	Independent	Agricultural Machinery, Tillage
Semi-sedentary Foraging	Independent	Food Quest
Witchcraft Belief	Dependent	Sorcery

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Gershman, Boris	2015	In weakly institutionalized traditional societies, the evil eye belief will be associated with modes of production.	Supported	6	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Medupe, Dithapelo	2023	In African societies, specific kinds of biodiversity will be negatively correlated to agriculture intensity.	Marginally supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Medupe, Dithapelo	2023	Foraging will persist because foragers generally live in marginal habitats that are unsuitable for agricultural purposes.	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Medupe, Dithapelo	2023	Intensive agriculture will emerge in regions with limited biodiversity and water supply not reliant on local rainfall.	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Aberle, David F.	1961	". . . stratification is closely connected with subsistence type. . . . 'Plough agriculture' shows the highest stratification, 'African horticulture' next, 'dominant horticulture' next, and 'other horticulture' next, in the agricultural series. 'Pastoralism' shows a level intermediate between 'plough agriculture' and 'African horticulture,' somewhat similar to its position in table 17-5. 'New World pastoralism' and 'extraction' bring up the bottom of the list" (694, 698)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author