Architecture, power and religion in Lebanon : Rafiq Hariri and the politics of sacred space in Beirut /
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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 - Lebanon's principal Sunni mosque - and the subsequent development of the site as a commemoration venue, this account offers a unique illustration of how architecture, religion and power become discursively and visually entangled. Set in a multi-confessional society marked by social inequalities and political fragmentation, this interdisciplinary study analyses how architectural practice and urban reconfigurations reveal a nascent personality cult, communal mourning, and the consolidation of political territory in relation to constantly shifting circumstances.
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1 online resource. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
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Islamic Cairo : architectural conservation and urban development of the historic centre : proceedings of a seminar organised by the Goethe-Institute, Cairo (October 1-5, 1978) /
: On leaf preceding t. pages : Deutsches Archäologisches Institut Abteilung Kairo. : 106 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm. : Includes bibliographical references. : 0906468043
Anciennes voies et monuments routiers de la région d'Ispahân, suivis de plusieurs autres édifices de cette province : à Tidjen, Varkand, Qomsâr, Ob-Yaneh, Chapour-Âbâd, Haftchouyeh...
: viii, 316 pages, 30 leaves of plates : illustrations, maps (1 folded), plans ; 36 cm. : Includes bibliographical references (pages [293]-294) and index.