In his foreword, Vili Ravnjak wrote that the book "presents a scientifically thorough, academically multidisciplinary review of the oldest history and anthropology of theater art, but it is also a presentation of the state of modern and contemporary world and Slovenian ritual theatre. /.../ Romana Ercegović's way of thinking is characterized by an unconventional thinking approach. Her writing shows that she is a sensitive artist and a perceptive and unencumbered intellectual. As she says at the beginning of the book, for her, the study of history 'makes sense only if it brings a deeper understanding that transforms the imbalances of the past and provides inspiration for the present'. /…/ In contrast to the dominant patriarchal historical and theatrical concepts and paradigms, Ercegović brings freshness and unusual provocativeness to these discussions, as she thinks outside of patriarchal thought structures; her arguments are based on a different (femininely subtle) experience and understanding of reality. In her work there is a spirit that was pushed out of the European consciousness for centuries and millennia. It is a matriarchal civilizational principle, which is analyzed in detail through religious and artistic (theatre) practice Eleusinian mystery.”
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dr. Romana Ercegović (1972, Ptuj), after completing her diploma studies in dramaturgy at the Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television (1998), she decided to pursue an independent creative path. In 2000, she founded the Studio for the Research of Ritual Forms of Theater and devoted herself to the study of the ancient cultures of the world and to the discovery of new possibilities of theater art. She presented her independent creations at home and abroad. Along with artistic research, he also scientifically directs his interest in the field of ritual theater. In 2004, she completed her master's degree at Lesley University in Cambridge, United States of America, and she obtained her doctorate in dramaturgy at the University of Ljubljana in 2013 (mentor assistant professor Dr. Blaž Lukan). Her newly published book is a reworking of her doctoral dissertation, Modern Ritual Theatre: Greek Mysteries and Their Influence on the Revitalization of Ritual in Theater in the 20th and 21st Centuries.
Editor: Ana Perne
Author of the afterword: Villa Ravnjak
Lecturer: Andraž Polončič Ruparčič
Proofreader: Anja Rosker
Cover design: Simona Čudovan
Interior design and print preparation: Nina Sturm
