Assertion: cannibalism | /r/CapableOf | become taboo
Facets:
value: in many cultures
type: LOCATION
value: in modern history
type: TEMPORAL
value: increasingly
type: DEGREE
value: in the west
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Why did cannibalism become taboo in the West?
text: Cannibalism became increasingly taboo in modern history, as mainstream religions have typically frowned on the practice, labeling it as barbarous and driving it almost to extinction—while using the accusation of man-eating as justification for colonial exploitation.
text: Eventually, cannibalism became taboo in many cultures, and by the 19th century it persisted only among a few isolated groups in the South Pacific.