The Roots of Theatre : Rethinking Ritual and Other Theories of Origin
The topic of the origins of theatre is one of the most controversial in theatre studies, with a long history of heated discussions and strongly held positions. In "The Roots of Theatre," Eli Rozik enters the debate in a feisty way, offering not just another challenge to those who place theatrers" s origins in ritual and religion but also an alternative theory of roots based on the cultural and psychological conditions that made the advent of theatre possible.