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 Name | Support | Significance | Coefficient | Tail |
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Correlation | Supported | p < 0.04 | tau= .21 | UNKNOWN |
Variable Name | Variable Type | OCM Term(s) |
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Trance Type | Dependent | Shamans And Psychotherapists, Revelation And Divination |
Illness | Independent | Sickness, Shamans And Psychotherapists |