Sociocultural Antecedents of Magical Thinking in a Modernizing African Society

Despite the consensual adherence to a magico-mythical orientation in Africa, it was hypothesized that a deeper fear of bewitchment is likely to exist among persons with low as opposed to those who enjoy high levels of social functioning. A community survey involving 771 adult respondents in an urban...

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Main Author: Erinosho, Olayiwola A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 1978
In: Journal of cross-cultural psychology
Year: 1978, Volume: 9, Issue: 2, Pages: 201-214
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