Architecture, Power and Religion in Lebanon: Rafiq Hariri and the Politics of Sacred Space in Beirut - Couverture rigide

Vloeberghs, Ward

 
9789004305823: Architecture, Power and Religion in Lebanon: Rafiq Hariri and the Politics of Sacred Space in Beirut
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 9004305823 ISBN 13 : 9789004305823
Editeur : Brill, 2015

Synopsis

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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À propos de l?auteur

Ward Vloeberghs studied Arab & Islamic Studies and Politics. He is currently a Senior Lecturer in Political Science at the Erasmus University College in Rotterdam and focuses on political sociology in the Arab world.

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Éditeur
Brill
Date d'édition
2015
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
9004305823
ISBN 13 
9789004305823
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
478
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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