The Elamite World

1. Ælam regio: Elam in Western scholarship from the Renaissance to the late 19th century
2. Elam and the Bible
3. France and Elam
4. Between orientalism and Persomania: The presentation of the Iranian collections at the Louvre
5. Elamite forgeries and the antiquities market
6. Physical geography and environment of Elam
7. Metals and mining
8. The peoples of Elam
9. Elamites and Iranians
10. The birth of Elam in history
11. The Old Elamite period
12. Elam in the Middle Elamite period
13. The last centuries of Elam: the Neo-Elamiteperiod
14. Great Domino games: from Elam, looking eastwards
15. Elam and Babylonia c. 1400–1100 BC
16. Elam and Assyria
17. Propaganda and symbolism: representations of the Elamites at the time of Ashurbanipal
18. Prehistoric administrative technologies and the ancient Near Eastern redistribution economy: the case of greater Susiana
19. The proto-Elamitewriting system
20. Linear Elamite writing
21. The Elamite language
22. Writing in Elam
23. Elamite royal inscriptions
24. Elamite administration
25. Elamite architecture
26. Elamite ceramics
27. The metal arts of Elam
28. The industry of vitreous materials in Elam
29. Origins of monumental sculpture in Elam: Two case studies
30. The sculptural arts of Elam
31. Glyptic in the 4th–2nd millennium
32. Glyptic in the 1st millennium
33. Elamite dress and textiles
34. Cuneiform culture and science, calendars, and metrology in Elam
35. Elamite religion and ritual
36. Elamite funerary practices
37. Women of Elam
38. Music
39. Elamite administrative and religious heritage in the Persian heartland
40. The Elamite artistic heritage of Persia
41. Elam in Achaemenid studies

Amongst the civilizations to participate in the dynamic processes of contact and interchange that gave rise to complex societies in the ancient Near East, Elam has remained one of the most obscure, at times languishing in the background of scholarly inquiry. In recent years, however, an increasing body of academic publications have acknowledged its relevance and suggested that its legacy was more considerable and long-lasting than previously estimated. The Elamite World assembles a group of 40 international scholars to contribute their expertise to the production of a solid, lavishly illustrated, English language treatment of Elamite civilization. It covers topics such as its physical setting, historical development, languages and people, material culture, art, science, religion and society, as well as the legacy of Elam in the Persian empire and its presence in the modern world.   This comprehensive and ambitious survey seeks for Elam, hardly a household name, a noteworthy place in our shared cultural heritage. It will be both a valuable introductory text for a general audience and a definitive reference source for students and academics.