Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• Ali Aadeghi HabibAbad ¹
• Jamal-e-Din Mahdi Nejad ²
• Hamidreza Azemati ³

¹ PHD candidate in Architecture,Department of Architecture, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, (SRTTU),Iran.

² Associate Prof. in Department of Architecture, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University,(SRTTU),Iran.

³ Prof. in Department of Architecture, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, (SRTTU),Iran.

Abstract

This research tried to study the influential factors on increasing a "sense of spirituality" in the interior of the mosques. The methodology in the first section is evaluated by reviewing the background and thematic literature regarding the "sense of spirituality"; a relation that promotes this sense in the interior of the mosques and in the second section, a survey and field study were done to prove the research hypotheses. So, the descriptive - survey method was used and the statistical sample includes 175 architecture experts selected through stratified random sampling method. Also, a questionnaire was distributed among the respondents after examining its validity and reliability. The data was analyzed through correlation, Kruskal–Wallis, one-way analysis of variance and Mann–Whitney in SPSS 21. The results showed that sensory factors (color, light, sound) and physical factors (form, geometry, motifs, and materials) were effective in increasing a "sense of spirituality" in the internal architecture of mosques. Also, there was a significant difference between gender and age on perceiving a "sense of spirituality”; women experience a "sense of spirituality" sooner than men and older people.

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Keywords

• A sense of Spirituality
• Mosque Interior Architecture
• Space Perception