Hunter-gatherers and the origins of religion

Human Nature Vol/Iss. 27(261) Springer US Published In Pages: 1-22
By Peoples, Hervey C., Duda, Pavel, Marlowe, Frank W.

Hypothesis

The evolution of animistic concepts will be positively associated with the greatest time depth of ancestral hunter-gatherer groups (264).

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Pagel's testSupportedp < 0.05UNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Phylogeny of hunter-gatherer populationsIndependentHistorical Reconstruction
AnimismDependentAnimism