Who are the Hittites in the book, When God Was a Woman?

Indo-European invaders of Anatolia (modern Turkey), the Hittites form an "exclusive caste" over the Hattians, who are smaller physically and lack the Hittites' horse-drawn war chariots and iron weapons. Triumphing easily, the Hittites impose draconian laws, but allow various Hatti goddesses to coexist with their own mountain storm gods. That the Hittite queen serves as high priestess suggests the early kings gain legitimacy by marrying Hattian priestesses, retaining the old shrines, and assuming the high priesthood personally. Hittite armies often clash with the Egyptians, vying for control of Canaan, and there is considerable intermarriage between the two regions. Genesis contains many references to the Hittites, including Abraham buying a burial plot in Canaan, but later in the Bible, Hittite becomes a term of rebuke.