Gardens as partners in contemplation : reading the stories of the first eden (Genesis 2-3) and a restored eden (Song of Songs) through the lens of attention restoration theory

It is well known that gardens have always been inspiring for great thinkers of the past, for instance Greek and Roman philosophers, Confucian thinkers, Desiderius Erasmus, Isaac Newton and Arnold Toynbee, to name but a few. Why is this so? Attention Restoration Theory, developed by environmental psy...

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Main Author: Viviers, Hennie (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2016
In: Journal for semitics
Year: 2016, Volume: 25, Issue: 1, Pages: 347-370
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)