A Cross-Cultural Summary: Hunter-Gatherers

Hunter-gatherers tend not to believe in a high god (51, 426).

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Fisher's Exact Test	Supported	p <.001	Phi = .27	Two-tailed

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Hunter-gatherer	Association	Collecting, Hunting And Trapping, Fishing, Diet
High god belief	Association	Spirits And Gods

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Peoples, Hervey C.	2016	Evolution of high gods and active high gods will be positively associated with the evolution of other ancestral hunter-gatherer religious characteristics (274).	Not Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Hayden, Brian	1986	High frequency of resource stress will be negatively associated with female status among hunter-gatherers (455)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Ember, Carol R.	1978	Hunter-gatherers are typically bilocal (440).	Not Supported	1	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Ember, Carol R.	1978	Most hunter-gatherers are peaceful (443).	Not Supported	1	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Hayden, Brian	1987	In areas where agricultural or more complex societies have had a major impact on hunter/gatherer economies, high gods will be more important (88).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author