Add spaces: Inthebushsimilarriteswereperformed.Butmoresinisterritualsassociatedwiththereligioussphere–suchasharmfulwitchcraft–alsotookplacethere,awayfromtheeyesofothers.
In the bush similar rites were performed. But more sinister rituals associated with the religious sphere – such as harmful witchcraft – also took place there, away from the eyes of others.