Same-sex competition and sexual conflict expressed through witchcraft accusations

Abstract There is significant cross-cultural variation in the sex of individuals most likely to be accused of practising witchcraft. Allegations of witchcraft might be a mechanism for nullifying competitors so resources they would have used become available to others. In this case, who is targeted m...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sarah Peacey, Olympia L. K. Campbell, Ruth Mace
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-10315-8