Assertion: cannibalism | /r/HasProperty | symbolic
Facets:
value: purely
type: DEGREE
value: always
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: The problem,'' Dr. Sahlins observed, ''is that cannibalism is always 'symbolic,' even when it is 'real'.''
text: It is often called a "cannibal" ritual, and some debate has arisen as to whether the Kwakwaka'wakw do or do not practice ritual cannibalism, whether their "cannibalism" is purely symbolic, or literal.