Vjekoslav Perica (born 11 July 1955[1]) is a Croatian historian, journalist and writer who specializes in the modern history of religions in the former Yugoslavia.
In his youth, Perica was a basketball player who was a member of KK Jugoplastika's first team, but ultimately found academic pursuit more important than his sports career.
[2][3] Perica is the author of the book Balkan Idols: Religion and Nationalism in Yugoslav States (New York: Oxford University Press, 2002).
[3] A two-volume Serbian translation of Balkan Idols, revised and expanded with a new introduction, was published by Biblioteka XX vek from Belgrade in 2006.
Interakcije političkih mitologija i pop-kulture" published by Biblioteka XX vek, Belgrade 2012[5] Perica is Professor of history at the University of Rijeka, Croatia.