The Serbian Folk Epic: It's Theology and Anthropology by Krstivoj Kotur

Author:Krstivoj Kotur [Kotur, Krstivoj]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Philosophical Library
Published: 2015-10-19T16:00:00+00:00

These fibers tore asunder

And the mother fell directly into Hell.36

Consequently, all good works that have the moral worth of the “bundle” given to the blind man, are frail and too weak for entrance into the kingdom of God, and inevitably lead into the kingdom of Satan. The poet has depicted this in a highly applicable manner.

The poet demanded not merely the performance of good works. As he placed his characters in various relationships of the closest proximity with God, he shaped living examples of true Christian love and mercy with his entire creative productivity, as well as emphasizing mercy to the point of self-denial. He provided living examples of absolution and love toward one’s enemies. The entire poetic production exemplifies this. To illustrate this, we shall extract a few examples.

One example of unique and special mercy is expressed in the poem “Deacon Stephen and the two Angels.” In this poem, the poet says the following: Deacon Stephen, although knowing that the main commandment of God requires the seventh day to be hallowed, and that it is a sin to work on that day—arises early on Sunday morning “before Mass” and

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