Architecture, power and religion in Lebanon : Rafiq Hariri and the politics of sacred space in Beirut /
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Author / Creator: | Vloeberghs, Ward, author. |
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Imprint: | Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2016] ©2016 |
Description: | xii, 463 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, plans ; 25 cm. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Social, economic and political studies of the Middle East and Asia ; volume 114 Social, economic, and political studies of the Middle East and Asia ; v. 114. |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10739374 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgements
- List of Figures
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Architecture, Power and Religion: An Interdisciplinary Approach
- Might and Faith in 21st Century Lebanon: Context and Literature
- Extant Literature
- Aims and Methods of this Book
- Scope, Relevance and Structure of this Book
- Part 1. A Man of Might and Faith?
- 1. Rafiq Hariri as a Lebanese Actor: Lifetime
- 1.1. Businessman (1944-1982)
- From 1944 until 1965: Early Family Life and Youth in Lebanon
- From 1963 until 1979: Contractor in Saudi Arabia
- From 1979 until 1982: Rafiq Hariri, a Philanthropic "Entrepreneur"?
- 1.2. Politician (1982-1992)
- From 1982 until 1989: Saida as a Springboard
- From 1989 until 1992: Out of the Loom
- 1.3. Prime Minister (1992-2004)
- From 1992 until 1998: Heights and Lows of Harirism
- Hariri's Political Economy: Business as Usual
- International Means of Support
- Domestic Power Structures
- From 1998 until 2000: Staging Comeback
- From 2000 until 2004: Return to Premiership and Cohabitation
- Extension of Lahoud's Presidency
- Rafiq Hariri: A Stereotypical "minister"?
- 2. Rafiq Hariri as a Political Actor: Legacy
- 2.1. From Victim to Martyr (2004-2005)
- 14 February 2005
- 30 Days that Shaped a Decade
- Moulding a Martyr
- Saint George Hotel
- 2.2. Dynast (2005-2015)
- Hariri's Political Legacy: Cement for the 14 March Coalition
- Setting up the Family Succession
- Saad Hariri and the Burden of Succession
- 2.3. Politicising a Legacy (2005-2015)
- From UNIIIC to STL
- Hariri's Legacy and Regional Sunni Victimhood
- Part 2. A Building of Might and Faith?
- 3. The Muhammad al-Amin Mosque: A Political History
- 3.1. Ottoman Legacy (1853-1933)
- 3.2. Ambitious Actors (1933-1948)
- 3.3. National Tensions, International Extensions (1948-1976)
- National Tensions: 1948-1966
- International Extensions: 1966-1976
- 3.4. Renewal on the Sunni Scene (1976-1996)
- 3.5. The Shaykh and the Za'im: Hariri's Breakthrough (igg6-2002)
- Mufti Qabbani
- Rafiq Hariri
- 3.6. From Inauguration to Commemoration (2002-2015)
- Triple Inauguration: 2002-2008
- First Concrete Poured: 2003
- Inauguration of the Muhammad al-Amin Mosque: 2008
- Transformation of an Edifice: From Mosque to Public -Mausoleum (2008-2015)
- 4. The Muhammad al-Amin Mosque: An Architectural History
- 4.1. Contextual Analysis
- Beirut Mosques
- 4.2. Formal Analysis
- Exterior
- Interior
- 4.3. Genealogical Analysis
- SalehLamei
- Rasem Badran
- Azmi Fakhouri
- Part 3. Designing Might and Faith?
- 5. The Muhammad al-Amin Mosque: Between Sacred Space and Political Territory
- 5.1. Critical Analysis
- Abdel Wahid El-Wakil
- Saad Khaled
- Youssef Haidar
- Assem Salam
- 5.2. Thematic Analysis
- The Muhammad al-Amin Mosque as a beacon of neo-Ottomanism
- The Muhammad al-Amin Mosque as a Bastion of Sunni Power
- The Muhammad al-Amin Mosque as First-Class Architecture for an Elite
- Communal Monuments, Monumental Communities
- 5.3. Religious Architecture as Sites of Political Struggle
- Talking Buildings, Visualising Power
- Religious Architecture and Power: Evidence from Lebanon
- Religious Architecture and Power: Beyond Beirut
- 6. The Making and Maintenance of Hariri Political Territory
- Territory & Commemoration
- 6.1. Appropriating a Mausoleum
- The Making of a Mausoleum: Installing Hariri's Tomb
- The Cult of a Mausoleum: Commemorating Hariri at the Tomb
- The Management of a Mausoleum: Arranging and Rearranging Hariri's Tomb
- 6.2. Negotiating Norms and Forms
- Negotiating a Corner: Re-Orienting the Mosque's Main Entrance
- Negotiating Archaeological Heritage: Roman Ruins Under Concrete Threat
- 6.3. Contesting Architectures and Visual Retaliation
- Material Retaliation: Erecting a Campanile
- Spatial Retaliation: The i'tisam (2006-2008) as a Pattern for Protest?
- 6.4. Confirming Commemorations
- Confirmations at the Core of Hariri Political Territory
- Confirmations at the Periphery 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