Contemporary Past Books

New and Published Books

1. Shamans/Neo-Shamans

   Ecstasies, Alternative Archaeologies and Contemporary Pagans

   By Robert J. Wallis

   In popular culture, such diverse characters as occultist Aleister Crowley, Doors musician Jim Morrison, and performance artist Joseph Beuys have been called shamans. In anthropology, on the other hand, shamanism has associations with sorcery, witchcraft and healing, and archaeologists have...

   Published February 19th 2003 by Routledge
2. Twentieth Century Industrial Archaeology

   By Michael Stratton, Barrie Trinder

   This book examines the industrial monuments of twentieth- century Britain. Each chapter takes a specific theme and examines it in the context of the buildings and structure of the twentieth century. The authors are both leading experts in the field, having written widely on various aspects of the...

   Published August 9th 2000 by Taylor & Francis