> Until now, the Temple Culture was thought to have centered on the worship of a mother goddess, but Malone thinks it was more of a clubhouse culture, focused on ritual and feasting but where food—rather than a deity—was revered." > > (The word'Temple' has for too long been a placeholder for 'we don't know.')

This reminded me of The Motel of the Mysteries[1] where modern-day objects and franchises are similarly turned into temples and objects of worship or religious tools.

[1] https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/MotelOfThe...