Assertion: literature | /r/CapableOf | serve religious ones
Facets:
value: in many societies
type: LOCATION
value: highly
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: In many societies, 'literature' has served highly practical functions such as religious ones; distinguishing sharply between 'practical' and 'non- practical' may only be possible in a society like ours, where literature has ceased to have much practical function at all.