Mary – mother of God and man in selected Slovenian folk songs

Diplomsko delo z naslovom Marija – mati Boga in človeka v izbranih slovenskih ljudskih pesmih v slovenskem ljudskem izročilu išče vzporednice in odstopanja z naukom Svetega pisma in Cerkve. V začetku se osredotoči na ljudsko pesništvo in njegove značilnosti. V nadaljevanju predstavi svetopisemski in Cerkveni nauk o Marji, predvsem z vidika njene materinskosti. Na podlagi izbranih slovenskih ljudskih pesmi se v nadaljevanju osredotoča na različne vidike Marije kot Božje in človeške matere in odnosa z Jezusom, Jožefom ter ljudmi. V pesmih išče ljudsko razumevanje in razlago Jezusovega spočetja in rojstva, vloge Jožefa, Marijine vloge pod križem in njenim mestom v Božjem kraljestvu. Pesmi so razdeljene po sklopih, ki jih naloga obravnava, na koncu vsake pesmi pa je podana analiza. V analizi ugotavlja, da je prišlo do določenih odstopanj in nesmislov med naukom in ljudsko interpretacijo v izbranih pesmih. Prav tako so določeni svetopisemski dogodki dodatno obogateni z daljšimi opisi ter dodanimi dialogi in prispodobami. Sklepamo lahko, da so pevci in ustvarjalci ljudskih pesmi sicer poznali Sveto pismo ter nauk Cerkve, čeprav je ob pesnjenju prišlo do odstopanj, vendar zaradi primarnega namena nastanka pesmi, ki ni bil širjenje nauka, ne moremo govoriti o krivem nauku, saj so različne svetopisemske zgodbe ponavadi uporabljali le kot okvir pripovedi.The bachelor’s thesis titled Mary – Mother of God and Man in Selected Slovenian Folk Songs researches the parallels and deviances between the Bible, the teachings of the Catholic Church and Slovenian folk tradition. In the beginning, it concentrates on folk songs and their features. It continues with the teachings – these are presented in the Bible and as features of the Catholic Church – concerning Mary, especially Mary as a mother. Based on selected Slovenian folk songs, the thesis later on focuses on different aspects of Mary – Mary as the Mother of God and humans as well as on the relationship with Jesus, Joseph and other people. Therefore, in the songs the thesis searches for simple folk explanations and understandings of events such as Jesus’ conception and birth, the role of Joseph, and Mary’s role under the Cross and in the Kingdom of God. The songs are divided into sections in the thesis, in the end of each song, there is an analysis. Analyses find that certain deviances and nonsenses occurred between teachings and folk interpretations in the songs that were chosen. Certain Biblical events are enriched with longer descriptions, added dialogues and allegories. Thus, we can deduce, that singers and creators of folk songs were familiar with the Bible and teachings of the Catholic church, although deviances from the teaching did occur within the songs themselves. Despite the deviances, the intention of the created songs was not to spread the Catholic teachings and, therefore, we cannot label the songs as false teachings, especially because they utilised different Biblical stories as their narrative frame