REALISM AND ANTI-REALISM APPROACHES IN THE REINTERPRETATION OF SACRED NOTION IN MOSQUE ARCHITECTURE

Tri Widianti Natalia

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The debate over the sacred meaning in mosque architecture has become increasingly prominent with the emergence of mosque construction that tends to emphasize aesthetic and symbolic aspects, but sometimes neglects the spiritual dimension and the experience of sacredness. In this context, an epistemological issue arises regarding how sacredness is understood, whether as an objective reality inherent in space and form (realism), or as a subjective construction born from human experience of space (anti-realism). The main problem of this study lies in the reduction of sacred meaning, which causes mosque architecture to lose its spiritual value and become merely a visual representation without depth of meaning. This study aims to reinterpret the notion of sacredness in mosque architecture through a critical examination of two philosophical approaches to knowledge, realism and anti-realism, in order to formulate a new and more comprehensive. This study uses a descriptive qualitative method based on a literature review, examining recent books and scientific journals that discuss the philosophy of realism and anti-realism, the theory of sacred space, and studies of contemporary Islamic architecture. This reinterpretation opens up the understanding that mosque architecture is not merely a place of worship, but a space for mediation between transcendence and social life.


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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3059/insis.v0i0.29203

DOI (PDF): https://doi.org/10.3059/insis.v0i0.29203.g14966

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