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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783473903321

Titolo

The Luwians [[electronic resource] /] / edited by H. Craig Melchert

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston, : Brill, 2003

ISBN

1-280-46740-1

9786610467402

1-4175-3661-6

90-474-0214-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (441 p.)

Collana

Handbook of oriental studies. Section one, the Near and Middle East, , 0169-9423 ; ; v. 68 = Handbuch der Orientalistik

Altri autori (Persone)

MelchertH. Craig <1945-> (Harold Craig)

Disciplina

939/.2

Soggetti

Luwians - History

Luwian language

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [338]-363) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary material / Craig Melchert -- INTRODUCTION / H. CRAIG MELCHERT -- PREHISTORY / H. CRAIG MELCHERT -- HISTORY / TREVOR R. BRYCE -- SCRIPTS AND TEXTS / J. D. HAWKINS -- LANGUAGE / H. CRAIG MELCHERT -- ASPECTS OF LUWIAN RELIGION / MANFRED HUTTER -- ART AND ARCHITECTURE / SANNA ARO -- BIBLIOGRAPHY / Craig Melchert -- INDICES / Craig Melchert -- PLATES / Craig Melchert -- HANDBOOK OF ORIENTAL STUDIES / Craig Melchert.

Sommario/riassunto

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.