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Architecture, Spiritual Journey, and Religion

Authors
Gunawan Tjahjono1, *
1University of Indonesia, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Depok, 16424, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: Virtueray@gmail.com
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Gunawan Tjahjono
Available Online 26 June 2025.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-420-4_11How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Religious Architecture; Spiritual Journey; Art and Worship; Ancestor Worship
Abstract

The house as once a place for its dwellers spiritual journey had been an important topic in architectural discourse. Buildings of various religions and places of worship may be experienced as the works of architecture in many parts of the world. Yet the essence of its existence has a root in the human psyche, the feeling of awe, mystery, and fascination. Such feelings led to a path of journey which embedded in the mind of architects or anonymous builders. Dwellers tend to retain peaceful living with the unseen spirit with various forms of rituals at various significant parts of the house. Yet such practices have been challenged in the present digital urban life. Under such conditions in which technological might and capitalistic financial flow, new forms of powerful being, money, and information, have surfaced. We are on the path to respond wisely. Based on mostly secondary information, this paper addresses many studied cases with challenges ahead of the discipline.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Conference on Religious Architecture (ICRA 2024)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
26 June 2025
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978-2-38476-420-4
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2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-420-4_11How to use a DOI?
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© 2025 The Author(s)
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