Political Authority

Associated Documents (4)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Alford, RichardNaming and identity: a cross-cultural study of personal naming practices
Caulkins, D. DouglasIs Mary Douglas's Grid/Group Analysis Useful for Cross-Cultural Research?
Sheehan, OliverCoevolution of religious and political authority in Austronesian societies

Associated Hypotheses (7)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Alford, RichardProtective-derogatory naming will be positively associated with societal size, complexity, and stratification (64).
Alford, RichardTaboos on the use of personal names will be negatively associated with societal complexity (109).
Alford, RichardTaboos on using the name of the deceased will be positively associated with name uniqueness, and negatively associated with belief in reincarnation, ancestor worship, societal size, and societal complexity (114).
Caulkins, D. DouglasGrid and group comprise separate dimensions of social organization.
Sheehan, OliverIn Austronesian societies, religious and political authorities are mutually interdependent.
Sheehan, OliverThere is a pattern of differentiation or unification of religious and political authorities over time.

Associated OCMs

  1. community heads
  2. territorial hierarchy
  3. districts
  4. provinces
  5. government institutions