Recognizing the principles of creating a sense of spirituality in the context of religious spaces in the city of Shiraz based on the concept of hierarchy

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Authors

• Fatemeh Emad ¹
• Khosro Movahed ²
• Malihe Taghipour ³
• ali akbar heidari ⁴

¹ Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran.

² Associate Professor of Architecture, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran.

³ Assistant Professor of Architecture, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran.

⁴ Assistant Professor of Architecture, Yasouj University, Yasouj, Iran..

10.30495/jupm.2021.26667.3707

Abstract

One of the concepts that has faded in the spatial and physical structure of contemporary cities is the concept of hierarchy. This concept, which is derived from the philosophical foundations and Islamic mysticism, is one of the factors that can induce a sense of spirituality and holiness in places. Therefore, recognizing the basics of spirituality through the concept of hierarchy and using them in spatial planning of Shiraz is a goal that this research seeks to achieve. With this explanation, the present study seeks to analyze the role of the concept of hierarchy in the formation of the foundations of a sense of spirituality in the context of religious spaces. In this study, the sense of spirituality in the context of religious spaces is examined as an independent variable and types of hierarchy as dependent variables. The method used in this research is descriptive-analytical based on library studies and field research. The theoretical part has analyzed the extent and manner of expression of the themes of spirituality based on the hierarchy in the context of religious spaces. Case examples in this research are the texture around the holy shrine of Shah Cheragh, Sahib Al-Zaman Mosque and Sarollah Hosseinieh in Shiraz and the statistical population of 15 users of each of these textures. The results showed that the principles of orientation, passage and geometric order have the greatest impact on the formation of a sense of spirituality in the context of religious spaces, which can be used in the design of urban spaces, especially the context of religious spaces in cities Planners to be placed.

Keywords

• Hierarchy
• sense of spirituality
• mosque
• Imamzadeh
• Hosseinieh

20.1001.1.22285229.1401.13.49.13.2

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