Trance states: a theoretical model and cross-cultural analysis

Ethos • Vol/Iss. 14(2) • American Anthropological Association • • Published In • Pages: 174-203 •
By Winkelman, Michael James

Hypothesis

There will be a relationship between illness and trance states, particularly possession

Note

"possession more prevalent when practitioners were motivated to seek the status because of or in order to cure illness (194)"

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
CorrelationSupportedp < 0.04tau= .21UNKNOWN