Monotheism, materialism, and collective purpose: an analysis of underhill's correlations

American Journal of Sociology Vol/Iss. 80 Published In Pages: 862-869
By Swanson, Guy E.

Hypothesis

Number of sovereign groups will be positively associated with monotheism (867-8).

Note

Monotheism was not significantly associated with number of levels of jurisdiction or economic complexity.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
CorrelationSupportedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
MonotheismDependentSpirits And Gods
Number Of Sovereign GroupsIndependentTerritorial Hierarchy