"In this compelling book, Arthur Versluis looks at many aspects of modern America in terms of the neo-gnostic world view. In it, we encounter multidimensionality, hyperspace, immortal avatars, sexual magic, Tibetan Buddhism, Shambhala, psychedelic drugs and much else. American Gnosis is a heady rollercoaster journey that leaves the reader pondering profound questions about the struggle for freedom of the human spirit and the challenges that it faces in the present age." -- Christopher McIntosh, Author of The Rosicrucians, Beyond the North Wind and Occult Russia"In American Gnosis, Versluis searches the modern Americas for the paradoxes and syncretisms of gnosis freed from its ancient roots. Versluis is the Sherlock of contemporary Gnosticism, and his sleuthing has paid off!" -- April DeConick, Author of The Gnostic New Age: How A Countercultural Spirituality Revolutionized Religion From Antiquity to Today"Versluis's new book bursts the bounds set by more timid scholarship, with a cast of characters at the limits of respectability-as some Gnostics have always been. Its exhibition of neo-gnostic attitudes in politics, philosophy, and popular culture is a feast of curiosity and erudition, anchored by a sense of what true gnosis could mean in a desperate age." -- Joscelyn Godwin, Author of The Golden Thread: The Ageless Wisdom of the Western Mystery Traditions"The material is rich, including many lesser known names. Although the topic is America, Versluis provides a very wide comparative framework, with comparisons ranging from Communism to Tibetan Buddhism.

This is an instructive book for students of esotericism, gnosticism, and different aspects of modern culture." -- Nemanja Radulovic, Religious Studies Review"In American Gnostics, Arthur Versluis gives us another fascinating tour through some of the more obscure byways of American spirituality, and it is a worthy addition to his previous volumes exploring this terrain." -- Brian C. Wilson, Nova Religio.