The Luwians (Handbook of Oriental Studies/Handbuch Der Orientalistik)
Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers
Published: April 2003
Language: eng
Format: Cloth
Number of pages: 383
ISBN-13: 9789004130098
Subjects: Ancient Near East; Luwians; History: World; History - General History; ASIA; Ancient World; Ancient - General; Interior Design - General; History; Luwian language
Description: The Luwians played at least as important a role as the Hittites in the history of the Ancient Near East during the second and first millennia BCE, but for various reasons they have been overshadowed by and even confused with their more famous relatives and neighbours. Redressing this imbalance, the present volume by an international team of scholars offers a comprehensive, state-of-the-art appraisal of the Luwians, the first of its kind in English. A brief introduction sets the context and confronts the problem of defining 'the Luwians'. Following chapters describe their prehistory, history, writing and language, religion, and material culture.