Where do you go when you die? A cross-cultural test of the hypothesis that infrastructure predicts individual eschatology
Journal of Anthropological Research • Vol/Iss. 61 • Published In • Pages: 53-79 •
By Dickson, D. Bruce, Olsen, Jeffrey, Dahm, P. Fred, Wachtel, Mitchell S.
Hypothesis
Higher subsistence productivity will be associated with a judgmental individual eschatology (63, 65).
Note
Tests using Lomax's subsistence classification and intensity of agriculture yielded similar results.
Test Name | Support | Significance | Coefficient | Tail |
---|---|---|---|---|
tau-b | Supported | p<.001 | .331 | UNKNOWN |
Variable Name | Variable Type | OCM Term(s) |
---|---|---|
Eschatology | Dependent | Eschatology |
Subsistence Productivity | Independent | Annual Cycle, Tillage, Production And Supply |