So, the ritual itself, rather than the gods which it honors is the heart of the religion. There is a thread of sense running through. The world predates the gods, demonstrating some force greater than the divinities. The explanation for that world’s existence must involve some unitary entity giving up a portion of its own totality to make the world. This voluntary diminution is sacrifice. This rite, which created the very universe, is the key to all things creative and restorative. This rite, therefor, is the most central aspect in their view of the universe.
