POETICS OF LEGENDS AND LEGENDS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE IMAGE OF THE MIRACULOUS LADY OF SINJ

Usmena je književnost najstariji oblik književnosti kakvu danas poznajemo. Narodne predaje i legende najvažnije su vrste usmene književnosti. Za predaju je karakteristično da se u njezin sadržaj ne mora vjerovati, dok se u sadržaj legende vjeruje i zato ima veliku važnost među pukom. Predaje se u književnosti klasificiraju na: povijesne, etiološke, eshatološke, mitske (mitološke), demonske (demonološke) i pričanja iz života. Za svaku od njih vezane su različite priče koje su se u narodu prenosile sa generacije na generaciju. Sadržaj legendi uglavnom govori o životima svetaca i mučenika, njihovoj smrti i čudesima koje su činili za života. U ovom je radu na poseban način obrađena legenda o dolasku čudotvorne slike Gospe Sinjske iz Rame u Sinj. Sliku su da bi je spasili ramski franjevci bježeći od opasne osmanlijske vojske prenijeli iz samostana na Šćitu u Sinj. Ta je legenda najvažnija legenda za cijeli puk Cetinske krajine, a Gospina je slika najdragocjenije što imaju.Oral literature is the oldest form of literature as we know it today. Folk tales and legends are the most important types of oral literature. The common people choose whether to believe in the content of a folk tale, while the content of a legend is utterly believed in and therefore has great importance among the common people. In literature, folk tales are classified into: historical, etiological, eschatological, mythical (mythological), demonic (demonological) and stories from life. Different stories, which have been passed down from generation to generation, are related to each of the above. The content of the legends mainly talks about the lives of saints and martyrs, their death, and the miracles they performed during their lifetime. In this work, the legend about the arrival of the miraculous image of Our Lady of Sinj from Rama to Sinj, is treated in a special way. The image was transferred from the monastery on Šćit to Sinj, in order to be saved by the Franciscans of Rama fleeing from the dangerous Ottoman army. This legend is the most important legend for the common people of Cetinska krajina, and the image of Our Lady is the most precious thing they have