THE GNOSTIC MYSTERY

ANDREA DIEM HAS DONE AN EXCELLENT AND ENLIGHTENING CROSS-CULTURAL STUDY.

PROFESSOR NINIAN SMART AUTHOR OF THE LONG SEARCH

EXCELLENT WORK AND A VERY INTERESTING STUDY.

PROFESSOR BIRGER PEARSON EDITOR OF NAG HAMMADI CODICES IX AND X

IT IS AN INTERESTING COMPARATIVE ESSAY, AND THE COMPARISONS GENERALLY ARE TOO NUMEROUS AND SPECIFIC TO BE EXPLAINED AWAY BY CHANCE.

PROFESSOR GERALD LARSON AUTHOR OF CLASSICAL SAMKHYA

DIEM'S WORK IS A BREAKTHROUGH IN COMPARATIV STUDIES. HER ANALYSIS OF THE SANT TRADITION IS OUTSTANDING AND CONTRIBUTES GREATLY TO OUR UNDERSTANDING OF ITS PERENNIALIST ROOTS

PROFESSOR DAVID LANE AUTHOR OF THE RADHASOAMI TRADITION