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Tree of life : ウィキペディア英語版 | Tree of life
The concept of a tree of life has been used in biology, religion, philosophy, and mythology. A tree of life is a common motif in various world theologies, mythologies, and philosophies. It alludes to the interconnection of all life on our planet and serves as a metaphor for common descent in the evolutionary sense. The term ''tree of life'' may also be used as a synonym for ''sacred tree''.〔Giovino, Mariana (2007). ''The Assyrian Sacred Tree: A History of Interpretations'', page 129. Saint-Paul. ISBN 9783727816024〕 The tree of knowledge, connecting to heaven and the underworld, and the tree of life, connecting all forms of creation, are both forms of the world tree or cosmic tree, according to the ''Encyclopædia Britannica'',〔(World tree ) in the ''Encyclopædia Britannica.〕 and are portrayed in various religions and philosophies as the same tree. ==Religion and mythology== (詳細はfolklore, culture and fiction, often relating to immortality or fertility. They had their origin in religious symbolism.
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