According to Nadja Berberović, worshippers of Dionysus celebrated the eternal cycles of death and rebirth through rituals with elements of role play and dialogue, music, song, and dance. Berberović argues, since tragedy is rooted in religious rituals and emerged from the choral hymns of the Dionysus cult rituals, the sacred rites of Dionysus have been appropriated and transformed into theatrical acts.
“Ritual, Myth and Tragedy: Origins of Theatre in Dionysian Rites” is a fairly recent text that depicts transformations that have occurred within Ancient Greek culture, but is significant because religious ecstasy is not only found in primitive societies but occurs in the most cultivated peoples. And, with time, participants in the rituals become