Mixed-methods study explores spiritual and emotional responses to architectural spaces, indicating distinct theological interpretations.
Key Points
This research investigates the emotional and spiritual experiences influenced by vernacular and generic architecture, examining their theological interpretations through Sufi ḥāl concepts.
Conducted a concurrent embedded mixed-methods design with 24 architecture students in Çamlıhemşin, Türkiye.
Administered a nine-dimensional semantic differential instrument mapping Sufi ḥāl concepts to emotional categories.
Analyzed quantitative data using three-way repeated-measures ANOVA and qualitative data through content analysis.
The vernacular experience yielded significantly stronger and more positive spiritual-emotional orientations compared to the generic experience across all dimensions (p < 0.05).
Spiritual feeling was a prominent theme in the vernacular experience, while spiritual indifference predominated in the generic experience.
Findings suggest that architectural space fosters spiritually differentiated orientations, supported by Sufi ḥāl concepts.