The Marian songs of Sepekov is the title for a handwritten Hymnal, which nobody comprehensivly examined and never publish. I discovered this manuscript when I was researching materials for my Bacherol thesis. The hymnal contains 489 czech-language pages from which I composed 43 songs with the organs accompaniment or songs in a four-part adjustment. The transcript od melodic line, next processing of melody and composition of polyphony give the readers an insight into the period of the formation of manuscript and it zooms miracles for which the manuscript was created. The historical events, which were accured in 18th century in Sepekov and were an integral part of the life of people from sepekov, are component of Marian songs. The whole Hymnal is built on devotion, supplication, prayers and the love of the pilgrims to Pana Marie from Sepekov. The pilgrimages, which they performed to this marian's place, were a seal of approval of their belief and it was culmination of their spiritual life for most of them.

Esta dissertação realiza um exame da devoção à Maria na cultura brasileira, levando em consideração os cânticos, a partir dos quais focalizam-se aspectos dos epítetos que prevalecem nesses textos. Trata-se de um estudo baseado nos critérios de análises interpretativas, que buscam oferecer subsídios para o entendimento dos hinos marianos na atualidade, visto que a bibliografia que trata do assunto é muito moderada. A análise é feita classificando os tipos dos epítetos identificados. A partir da investigação, é possível perceber que o conceito de uma Maria libertadora é bastante exposto no desenvolvimento dos hinos, já que verificamos uma grande parcela de poemas com o sentido libertador. Maria é indicada como uma verdadeira protetora dos povos; os autores dos cantos pesquisados desenvolveram seus trabalhos colocando em evidência uma santa que está mais próxima dos problemas enfrentados pela sociedade atual. As dificuldades que os humildes enfrentam atualmente são evidentemente lembradas e, na maioria das vezes, focalizadas nos textos mariais com o auxílio dos epítetos apresentados. / This dissertation presents an examination of the devotion to Mary in the Brazilian culture, by analyzing aspects of epithets that prevail on songs of praise. This study is based on the criteria of interpretative analysis aimed at contributing to the understanding of Marian hymns of the present, as not many researches on her epithets can be found in scientific literature. The analysis is done through the classification of the types of epithets identified. From this investigation, it is possible to realize that the concept of a liberating Mary is greatly exposed in the hymns created along the time, as a great amount of poems of a liberating sense were verified. Mary is quoted as a real protector of the people in the songs analyzed, and the authors of these songs of praise refer to a saint who is closer to current problems faced by society. The epithets make clear that difficulties that the humble people face at the present are obviously remembered and mostly focused in the Marian texts with the aid of the epithets presented.

Esta dissertação realiza um exame da devoção à Maria na cultura brasileira, levando em consideração os cânticos, a partir dos quais focalizam-se aspectos dos epítetos que prevalecem nesses textos. Trata-se de um estudo baseado nos critérios de análises interpretativas, que buscam oferecer subsídios para o entendimento dos hinos marianos na atualidade, visto que a bibliografia que trata do assunto é muito moderada. A análise é feita classificando os tipos dos epítetos identificados. A partir da investigação, é possível perceber que o conceito de uma Maria libertadora é bastante exposto no desenvolvimento dos hinos, já que verificamos uma grande parcela de poemas com o sentido libertador. Maria é indicada como uma verdadeira protetora dos povos; os autores dos cantos pesquisados desenvolveram seus trabalhos colocando em evidência uma santa que está mais próxima dos problemas enfrentados pela sociedade atual. As dificuldades que os humildes enfrentam atualmente são evidentemente lembradas e, na maioria das vezes, focalizadas nos textos mariais com o auxílio dos epítetos apresentados. / This dissertation presents an examination of the devotion to Mary in the Brazilian culture, by analyzing aspects of epithets that prevail on songs of praise. This study is based on the criteria of interpretative analysis aimed at contributing to the understanding of Marian hymns of the present, as not many researches on her epithets can be found in scientific literature. The analysis is done through the classification of the types of epithets identified. From this investigation, it is possible to realize that the concept of a liberating Mary is greatly exposed in the hymns created along the time, as a great amount of poems of a liberating sense were verified. Mary is quoted as a real protector of the people in the songs analyzed, and the authors of these songs of praise refer to a saint who is closer to current problems faced by society. The epithets make clear that difficulties that the humble people face at the present are obviously remembered and mostly focused in the Marian texts with the aid of the epithets presented.