I Was An Atheist By Third Grade

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47. More like modern religious people wouldn't recognize it

The rituals and poetic myths of the deep path were certainly a form of religion, but they weren't like modern religion. They practiced rituals for which they made art and figurines, some of which can be found in modern museums and are very obviously not meant to be decorative, and had myths about where things come from, how natural forces work, and so forth. A really good reconstruction was made by Robert Graves in The White Goddess, but there are others from other parts of the world.