The Charity Commission has accepted that druids' worship of natural spirits could be seen as religious activity.

BBC: Druidry to be classed as religion by Charity Commission

Previous research had suggested that this part of the brain (which regulates emotion) is an important centre of religious activity.

ECONOMIST: The science of religion

Before drawing conclusions about the significance of our figurine the religious context of the society must also be explored: can we identify special cult places, ritual paraphernalia, depictions of religious activity?

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