The article discovers which events and persons of the Old testament are transmitted
to us as Mary’s pre-images by Slovene religious hymnals in different periods of the Catholic
Church. Her well-known pre-images are the Tower of David and the Ivory Tower, a spiritual
vessel, a chest of peace, a lily, a rose without thorns, a fountain of grace, while comparisons
with the Old Testament figure of Eve express a negative connotation, especially in the Baroque
period. In Baroque eschatological songs, which aroused fear and condemnation, contempt
for Jews (including Muslims) is often seen; these songs began phasing out of the liturgical
use in the Church in the Age of Enlightenment. The theme of the collective guilt of the Jews
for Christ’s suffering and death is most vividly illustrated by the Passion Songs.
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