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primative cultures like that of the mayans didn't have a separation between religion and society like modern cultures have today. So everybody ascribed to the same beliefs, buying into them was part of being a part of society. They did however have different cults, with different rituals, whose purpose was to appeal to different aspects of socieety.
Sorces: The Elementary Forms of Religious Life, Emile Durkheim
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