The Luwians / / edited by H. Craig Melchert.

• Superior document: Handbook of oriental studies. Section one, the Near and Middle East, v. 68 = Handbuch der Orientalistik
• TeilnehmendeR: Melchert, H. Craig 1945-
• Year of Publication: 2003
• Language: English
• Series: Handbuch der Orientalistik. Nahe und der Mittlere Osten ; 68. Bd.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (441 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Preliminary material /; INTRODUCTION /; PREHISTORY /; HISTORY /; SCRIPTS AND TEXTS /; LANGUAGE /; ASPECTS OF LUWIAN RELIGION /; ART AND ARCHITECTURE /; BIBLIOGRAPHY /; INDICES /; PLATES /; HANDBOOK OF ORIENTAL STUDIES /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. [338]-363) and indexes.
• ISBN: 1280467401; 9786610467402; 1417536616; 9047402146
• ISSN: 0169-9423
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by H. Craig Melchert.

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.