Hunter-gatherers and the origins of religion

Evolution of shamanism will be positively associated with evolution of ancestor worship (273).

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Pagel's test for correlated discrete character evolution	Supported	p = 0.01	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Ancestor Worship	`UNKNOWN`	Cult Of The Dead
Shamanism	`UNKNOWN`	Shamans And Psychotherapists

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Peoples, Hervey C.	2016	Evolution of belief in an afterlife will be positively associated with evolution of ancestor worship (273).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Peoples, Hervey C.	2016	Evolution of shamanism will be positively associated with evolution of active ancestor worship (273).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Sheils, Dean	1975	There will be an association between agricultural level and ancestor worship.	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Sheils, Dean	1975	There will be an association between conjugal formation and ancestor worship. Societies with more complex conjugal formation will be more likely to practice ancestor worship.	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Sheils, Dean	1975	There will be an association between polygyny and ancestor worship. Societies that have a higher occurrence of polygyny will be more likely to practice ancestor worship than those with a lower occurrence or absence of polygyny.	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author