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The
tree of life is a motif in various mythologies and a metaphor for the common descent of life on Earth.
Tree of life may also refer to:
Tree-of-Life , a plot device in the Known Space science fiction stories
Tree of Life (novel) , 1992 novel by the Guadeloupean writer, Maryse Condé
The Tree of Life , novel by
Chava Rosenfarb 1972
The Tree of Life , novel by
Hugh Nissenson 1985
The Tree of Life (Bernice Summerfield), a 2005 Dr Who novel by Mark Michalowski
The Tree of Life , an exposition of magick written by
Israel Regardie in 1932
Albero della Vita [
it ] ("Tree of Life" in Italian), a 35 meter sculpture built for
Expo 2015 , Milan, Italy
Tree of Life (Mexican pottery) , a clay sculpture style associated with Metepec, Mexico State
Tree of Life (Kester) , a 2005 Mozambican sculpture now in the British Museum, London, U.K.
Tree of Life (sculpture) , a 1964 sculpture by installed on the campus of University of Portland, Oregon, U.S.
The Tree of Life (sculpture) , a 2012 bronze sculpture and the Nuremberg Zoo, Germany
Tree of Life (Disney) , sculptural icon of Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park
Tree of Life (White) , a 2002 sculpture at Mitchell Boulevard Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Metaphor: The Tree of Utah or Tree of Life , a 1986 sculpture in the Utah desert, U.S.
Trees of Life , a public art installation in Managua, Nicaragua
Other uses in arts and entertainment
Árbol del Tule , a large tree in Mexico also known as the "Tree of Life"
Tree of Life (Bahrain) , a solitary tree in the desert of Bahrain
Tree of life (biology) , a metaphor describing the interrelatedness of living things through evolution
Tree of Life Web Project , a collaborative project providing information about the diversity and phylogeny of life on Earth
Arborvitae (Latin for tree of life ), a genus of coniferous trees
Arbor vitae (anatomy) (Latin for tree of life ), the cerebellar white matter, named for its branched, tree-like appearance
Adansonia , known as "Baobab" and "Upside-down tree" often called a "Tree of Life" due to its longevity (over 2000 years)
Religion and spirituality
Etz Chaim , a religious Hebrew term for "Tree of Life"
Etz Chaim (book) , a kabbalistic literary work written by
Chaim Vital as a summary of the teachings of the Rabbi
Isaac Luria
Mesoamerican world tree , a motif in pre-Columbian Mesoamerican mythologies and iconographies
Tree of Life – Or L'Simcha Congregation , a Conservative Jewish synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Tree of life (biblical) , a tree at the center of the Garden of Eden
Tree of life (Kabbalah) , a mystical concept within the Kabbalah of Judaism
Tree of life (Quran) or tree of immortality
Tree of Life Christian Schools , a private school system in and near Columbus, Ohio
Tree of Life Version , a Messianic Bible translation
Tree of life vision , a more detailed description of Nephi's vision of the Tree of Life contained in the Book of Mormon
The Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center, run by
Gabriel Cousens
Yggdrasil , the world tree in Norse mythology
Topics referred to by the same term