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.
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
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ISBN:9789004305823
9004305823
9789004307056
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 413-446) and index.
Other form:9789004307056
Standard no.:9789004305823
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