The central question of this bachelor’s degree is about the setters of rules and norms on the cemetery as a holy place in Mirna Peč and the attitude of its residents and priests toward the rules and norms that apply to the local cemetery.
The first part of the degree is dedicated to the explanation of the methodology used, the introduction of the interviewees, a presentation of the town of Mirna Peč and an explanation of crucial concepts and terminology used throughout the work. In the next section I present the rulemakers, namely the state, and traditional authorities that set rules and norms on cemeteries. I also present the opinion and behaviour of the residents of Mirna Peč in relation to the rules and norms that are (not) being complied to and the actual state of their behaviour, which I will present as a result of the method of participant observation.
In the degree I will also show the attitude towards the Candles on the wall (Sveče na cvinger) tradition through the eyes of the residents and priests of Mirna Peč and their view of whether rules and norms are being broken with this activity.
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