ISBN:
9789004307056
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (477 p)
Series Statement:
Social, Economic and Political Studies of the Middle East and Asia
Parallel Title:
Print version Architecture, Power and Religion in Lebanon : Rafiq Hariri and the Politics of Sacred Space in Beirut
DDC:
306.2
Keywords:
Ḥarīrī, Rafīq Bahāʼ ; 1944-2005
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Jāmiʻ Muḥammad al-Amīn (Beirut, Lebanon)
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Architecture ; Lebanon ; Beirut ; History ; 20th century
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Islamic architecture ; Lebanon ; Beirut
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Mosques ; Lebanon ; Beirut
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Beirut (Lebanon) ; Buildings, structures, etc
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Architecture, Power and Religion in Lebanon: Rafiq Hariri and the Politics of Sacred Space in Beirut -- Copyright -- 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 1965 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)
Abstract:
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 Zaʿīm: Hariri's Breakthrough (1996-2002) -- 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 -- Saleh Lamei -- 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
Abstract:
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'tiṣām (2006-2008) as a Pattern for Protest? -- 6.4 Confirming Commemorations -- Confirmations at the Cor e of Hariri Political Territory -- Confirmations at the P eriphery 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
Description / Table of Contents:
Architecture, Power and Religion in Lebanon: Rafiq Hariri and the Politics of Sacred Space in Beirut; Copyright; 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
Description / Table of Contents:
From 1965 until 1979: Contractor in Saudi ArabiaFrom 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"?
Description / Table of Contents:
2: Rafiq Hariri as a Political Actor: Legacy2.1 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)
Description / Table of Contents:
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 Zaʿīm: Hariri's Breakthrough (1996-2002); 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
Description / Table of Contents:
Beirut Mosques4.2 Formal Analysis; Exterior; Interior; 4.3 Genealogical Analysis; Saleh Lamei; 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
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5.3 Religious Architecture as Sites of Political Struggle
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