...and to his surprise, he finds that it isn't the ordeal he thought it would be.
This world he finds himself in has "gods" which visibly intervene in mortal affairs; very well, what of it? It is clear that none of them are the Name, or the same kind of thing that the Name is. Conceivably they may be the sort of thing that the Torah speaks of when it forbids Jews from worshipping idols, though that raises some questions about how they disappeared from his home world. But in any case there is no longer any conceptual difficulty: The alleged "gods" are simply very powerful entities. Some of them deal honestly and can be fairly bargained with, others want only horror and evil and will stoop even to lawyer-tricks to get them, and must be banned from any honest merchant's warehouse. That can be a practical problem, with customers (or capitalists) who are very powerful, but it is not a religious one. He finds it very easy not to worship any of these gods, or to make burnt offerings to them. His contract with his employer is very clear: Neither party is making any sacrifice, that is to say, any uncompensated gift offered simply as honour, or as the other party's due. Each party gives something, and gains something they value more; that is trade, and no sacrifice at all.