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Western admirers have long seen the Islamic garden as an earthly reflection of the paradise said to await the faithful. However, such simplification, Ruggles co
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Noting the fundamental Islamic conception of Paradise as a garden, demonstrates how earthly gardens are based on that archetype and explains their profound sacr
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Gardens in the Time of the Great Muslim Empires
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Interest in the Islamic garden has increased considerably in the past years, to such a point where a conference specifically on this subject was held at M.I.T.