Societal correlates of possession trance in sub-saharan africa

Possession trance will be more prevalent among societies with greater role and structure differentiation (54).

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Chi square	Supported	p<.005	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Differentiation	Independent	Division Of Labor By Gender, Classes
Possession Trance	Dependent	Ecstatic Religious Practices, Revelation And Divination

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Rácz, Péter	2023	The prevalence of possession trance is correlated with measures of social complexity, rigidity, and separation in gender participation.	Partially Supported	5	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Greenbaum, Lenora	1973	Societies with slavery and/or stratification will be more likely to have possession trance (50).	Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Bourguignon, Erika	1976	Possession-belief-only will be associated with nomadism; possession-trance belief will be associated with sedentarism (43).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Bourguignon, Erika	1976	Possession-trance belief will be associated with jurisdictional hierarchy beyond the local level; possession-belief-only will not (43).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Bourguignon, Erika	1976	Possession-trance belief will be associated with class structure or slavery; possession-belief only will not (44).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author