Shamans

Associated Documents (2)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Winkelman, Michael JamesShamans and other "magico-religious" healers: a cross-cultural study of their origins, nature, a...
McNett, Charles W., Jr.Factor analysis of a cross-cultural sample

Associated Hypotheses (2)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Winkelman, Michael JamesThe presence of shamans will be positively associated with nomadic residency patterns and negatively associated with political integration beyond the local community (319).
McNett, Charles W., Jr.Findings: A factor analysis of traits used to develop a settlement pattern scale of cultural complexity yielded three important factors. Factor 1, "Religion" (oblique rotation), loaded negatively and heavily on religious and ceremonial variables (245)

Associated OCMs

  1. shamans and psychotherapists