Explaining and evaluating the quality of “light” in religious environments and its effect on spirituality

Matracchi, Pietro; Habibabad, Ali Sadeghi

doi:10.1016/j.foar.2021.06.001

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“…Religious settings, such as churches, mosques, and synagogues, are environments created to facilitate worship, and they are therefore designed to make god as salient as possible for those present. This is often accomplished through architectural or design choices believed to evoke sacred or sublime thoughts and emotions (Joye & Verpooten, 2013; MahdiNejad et al, 2020; Matracchi & Sadeghi Habibabad, 2021; Verkaaik, 2013). Nevertheless, if individuals vary in terms of what qualities they most associate with the divine, the activation of these god concepts may serve as a distinct filter through which to view that particular environment.…”

Section: Impressions Of the Physical Environmentmentioning

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Seeing god in this place: God concepts are associated with impressions of religious places.

Meagher¹

2024

Psychology of Religion and Spirituality

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Worship spaces play a critical role in religious life, serving as the center of activity for faith communities. As a consequence, these spaces form strong associations with the deity that is worshiped there. The goal of this project was to investigate the extent to which religious adherents may come to view these spaces in ways that are influenced by their conceptualization of what god is like. This article reports a pair of studies that tests how congregants' impressions of both their own worship space (Study 1) and novel worship spaces (Study 2) are guided by their god concepts. Participants (N = 478 in Study 1; N = 407 in Study 2) completed measures assessing their conceptualization of god, followed by providing their impressions of a religious setting in terms of its perceptual legibility (i.e., coherence) and mystery (e.g., complexity). In both studies, those who viewed god in highly benevolent terms were more likely to rate religious settings as high in perceptual legibility (i.e., coherent and easy to understand). In contrast, those who conceptualized god as primarily mystical and ineffable were more likely to view these religious settings as high in perceptual mystery (i.e., complex and requiring exploration). These findings reveal how people's beliefs about god can serve as conceptual filters through which they view the physical world.

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Section: Impressions Of the Physical Environmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Seeing god in this place: God concepts are associated with impressions of religious places.

Meagher¹

2024

Psychology of Religion and Spirituality

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“…One of the outstanding architectural features of this mosque is the colored glass, which creates countless colored shadows on the inside of this masji d, and when the sun shines on this colored glass, making a special and amazing spiritual atmosphere created inside the mosque. The reflection of sunlight into the windows of the mosque and giving the effect of its shine on the carpet is one of the few enchanting sights that provide peace of mind (Matracchi & Sadeghi habibabad, 2021).…”

Section: Nasir Al-mulk Mosque (Shiraz)mentioning

confidence: 99%

The Role of Light In The Architecture of Religious Buildings

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Light is one of the important factors in human life. Lighting especially in houses of worship is considered a very important part for symbolic and spiritual reasons. Light is the main focus in architecture, both in Islamic and Gothic architecture. The purpose of this study is to summarize the role of light in buildings of worship, especially houses of worship. This study uses a qualitative method of literature study. The results of this study indicate that the role of light in buildings of worship, especially houses of worship, is very important for the congregation, both spiritually and visually. Spiritually, the role of light can provide inner peace and also the closeness of the servant to his God. from a visual point of view the role of light can provide beauty and comfort to the room. From these results, the conclusion is that the role of light in religious buildings in the building of houses of worship is very important for worshippers, in shaping the inner kayakinan both in spiritual terms and in Visual terms

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“…Based on the pre examine assessment done for the location of the mosque as per Figure 10 shown, it suggests relative counters to its location for better positioning facade to obtain as much natural light as possible. Hence, this mosque's future adaptive expansion project may rely on the quality suggested during the stages of design or renovation for optimum adjustments to be made to achieve and maintain the same spiritual inside the building [15].…”

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“…However, a large portion of this absorbed is heated and reflected into the space. When the heat-absorbing glass is the outer pane of a sealed double-glazed system, which is not suitable to be advised for London Central Mosque, this effect is diminished [15]. Glare-reducing glass, such as "natural grey" and "bronze," can assist in reducing glare from the sky and light surroundings, making it appropriate for use in the female praying area of London Central Mosque.…”

Section: Reflective Surfaces For Extra Luminationmentioning

confidence: 99%

DESIGNING DAYLIGHTING FRAMEWORK FOR NORTHERN HEMISPHERE CLIMATE: STUDY OF ANALYSIS & RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ADAPTIVE EXPANSION APPROACH FOR LONDON CENTRAL MOSQUE, UNITED KINGDOM

Hanapi

2023

JIA

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Any religious building's holistic and ceremonial performance is profoundly and dramatically impacted by lighting research. In this study, the current situation is examined via the lens of analysis, and a performance - based preamble design proposal analysis for the study of adaptive expansion approach for London Central Mosque. Numerous studies have been done on the significance of the ornamentation of mosques and its acoustics impacts on the congregational activities. However, few exceptions are given on the importance of daylighting effect in the mosques. Looking at the massive and widely compacted end-users in London Central Mosques especially during peak season given that the numbers of devotees is increasing each year, the objective is to understand the analysis and recommendations needed for the adaptive expansion approach in designing a daylighting framework for the northern hemisphere climate. The performance of the lighting design for London Central Mosque was the subject to few case studies referred that focused on the evolution and morphology of daylighting in religious and historical areas. Thus, this research will then conduct an observation and analysis studies as the method to materialize the findings. This study was also anticipating recommendations that suggest both passive and active design implications towards the idea of adaptive expansion. As a result, the outcome discussions demonstrate numerous implementation criteria ranging from design stages of site analysis, climate aspects to the electrical fittings and external shading devices well recommended for the best proposal assisting and improving the mosque's current circumstances. The study's findings also indicate that minimal glare and efficient lighting distribution help to reduce energy consumption, enhance reading quality, and properly illuminate public and private religion events and other activities carried out in the situation of optimum brightness of London Central Mosque.

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Explaining and evaluating the quality of “light” in religious environments and its effect on spirituality

Cited by 12 publications

References 9 publications

Seeing god in this place: God concepts are associated with impressions of religious places.

Seeing god in this place: God concepts are associated with impressions of religious places.

The Role of Light In The Architecture of Religious Buildings

DESIGNING DAYLIGHTING FRAMEWORK FOR NORTHERN HEMISPHERE CLIMATE: STUDY OF ANALYSIS & RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ADAPTIVE EXPANSION APPROACH FOR LONDON CENTRAL MOSQUE, UNITED KINGDOM

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