Presence of Religious Specialists

Associated Documents (1)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Watts, JosephFood Storage Facilitates Professional Religious Specialization in Hunter-Gatherer Societies

Associated Hypotheses (6)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Watts, JosephProfessional religious specialists will be more likely to be found in societies with higher, rather than lower, pathogen load (6)
Watts, JosephProfessional religious specialists will be more likely to be found in societies with unpredictable environments (6)
Watts, JosephLess rich environments will predict more professional religious specialists (6)
Watts, JosephSocial inequality and professional religious specialists will be positively associated (6)
Watts, JosephFood storage will be positively associated with professional religious specialists (6)
Watts, JosephSociopolitical leadership and professional religious specialists will be positively associated (6)

Associated OCMs

  1. musical and theatrical productions
  2. shamans and psychotherapists
  3. magicians and diviners
  4. prophets and ascetics