"...well-designed index...Readers...can use this encyclopedia to learn more about the interrelation of characters and the culture that created them."
School Library Journal
"...a worthwhile purchase."
Booklist
"A work of high quality...Recommended."
Choice
"Recommended for academic and public libraries."
Library Journal
"...succeed[s] in making this highly complex subject understandable enough even for beginners."
American Reference Books Annual