The Dendro-Psychoses of J.O. Quantz    (View PDF)

Robert Sommer

Abstract: J.O. Quantz was an early Canadian psychologist who published an intriguing article on the origins of human attachment to trees. Based on anthropological sources and interviews with children, the paper is a forerunner of current evolutionary theories of tree preference.

Keywords: Evolutionary theory; tree mythology; children's attitudes.

https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.2001.006