writing about the movie the village from different theoretical perspectives of religion

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The writing should be carried out after you have watched the film, THE VILLAGE. http://publish.video.fresnostate.edu/PlayerPublic/?video=users/faculty/asantana/ANTH_116W/The_Village.mp4

  • Answer all questions below
  • From the perspective of Durkheim’s and Malinowski’s functionalism: What is sacred and what is profane in the village? Can you identify their positive, negative, and/or piacular rituals? According to the “totemic principle” how does the village worships itself? Can you identify the village’s totem?
  • From Geertz’s perspective, how is religion in the village a cultural system?
  • From the feminist perspective, what are the gender roles and relations in the religious life of the village?
  • Do you think the village’s society will be reinforced or transformed by Ivy’s journey to “the towns,” and the introduction of medicine to save Lucia’s life?

minimum 300 words.