The sex of our gods

Ethos Vol/Iss. 7 Published In Pages: 37-50
By Carroll, Michael P.

Hypothesis

"The more the father acts as the parental disciplinarian in a society, the more likely is that society to emphasize male deities" (44).

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Fisher’s exact testNot SupportedNot Significantphi= -.02UNKNOWN