Architecture, power and religion in Lebanon : Rafiq Hariri and the politics of sacred space in Beirut /

Architecture, power and religion in Lebanon : Rafiq Hariri and the politics of sacred space in Beirut /

In Architecture, Power and Religion in Lebanon , Ward Vloeberghs explores Rafiq Hariri's patronage and his posthumous legacy to demonstrate how religious architecture becomes a site for power struggles in contemporary Beirut. By tracing the 150 year-long history of the Muhammad al-Amin Mosque -...

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Main Author: Vloeberghs, Ward.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Boston : Brill, 2015.

Series: Social, Economic and Political Studies of the Middle East and Asia 114.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2016, ISBN: 9789004303935.

Subjects:

Ḥarīrī, Rafīq Bahāʼ, > 1944-2005.
Jāmiʻ Muḥammad al-Amīn (Beirut, Lebanon)
Architecture > Lebanon > Beirut > History > 20th century.
Islamic architecture > Lebanon > Beirut.
Mosques > Lebanon > Beirut.
Beirut (Lebanon) > Buildings, structures, etc.

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Call Number: BP187.65.L4 B4526 2015

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Introduction
  • Rafiq Hariri as a Lebanese Actor: Lifetime
  • Rafiq Hariri as a Political Actor: Legacy
  • The Muhammad al-Amin Mosque: A Political History
  • The Muhammad al-Amin Mosque: An Architectural History
  • The Muhammad al-Amin Mosque: Between Sacred Space and Political Territory
  • The Making and Maintenance of Hariri Political Territory
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix 1: Composition of Hariri-led Governments, 1992-2011
  • Appendix 2: Dar al-Fatwa Statement (2004) on the Muhammad al-Amin Mosque with Corresponding Translation
  • Appendix 3: Cadastral Excerpt of Parcel 323 (the Port) with Corresponding Translation
  • Appendix 4: Decree 8572, as Published in the Official Gazette of 31 August 2002 with Corresponding Translation
  • Bibliography
  • Index.