The White Buddhist

"An important study of a remarkable 19th-century American."—Choice

"Prothero has succeeded in creating a portrait of Olcott that will shape future scholarship. . . . Engaging and succinct."—Gnosis Magazine

"The first scholarly biographical study of [this] influential figure; its use of "creolization" theory adds to ongoing conversations about how to understand contact, colonialism, and conversion."—Religious Studies Review

"A meticulous story of a very colorful subject. In the process, [Prothero] assists the understanding of religious pluralism in our current age."—Church History

"Prothero's study should interest not only scholars in the field but students of Asian religions and American religious history generally."—Journal of American History