Zen of the Plains : Experiencing Wild Western Places

Although spare, sweeping landscapes may appear ""empty, "" plains and prairies afford a rich, unique aesthetic experience--one of quiet sunrises and dramatic storms, hidden treasures and abundant wildlife, infinite horizons and omnipresent wind, all worthy of contemplation and ce...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Olstad, Tyra A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Denton : University of North Texas Press, 2014.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Zen Buddhism.
Wilderness areas.
Plains.
Natural history.
Grasslands.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Ecotourism.
NATURE > Reference.
NATURE > Essays.
Ch'an (religion)
Zenaga (language)
khans (built works)
Bouddhisme zen.
Natural history > West (U.S.)
Grasslands > West (U.S.) > Pictorial works.
Grasslands > West (U.S.) > Philosophy.
Plains > West (U.S.) > Pictorial works.
Plains > West (U.S.) > Philosophy.
Wilderness areas > West (U.S.) > Pictorial works.
Wilderness areas > West (U.S.) > Philosophy.
West United States.
West (U.S.) > Pictorial works.
Pictorial works.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Maps, Illustrations, and Diagrams; Acknowledgments; Prologue: Flyover Country; Scottsbluff, NE; Chapter 1
  • Shortgrass /Semi-Desert Shrub-Steppe; 1.1 Terra Incognita; 1.2 Can't Get Lost; 1.3 Blank; Interim: Highway 36; 1.4 Slow down!; 1.5 Rhythms, Cycles, Spirals; Part I : Sun-sitting; Part II : A Day; Interim : Sense of Place; 1.6 The Quest; Interim: Dream of Place; Chapter 2
  • Mixedgrass; 2.1 Wonderlands; 2.2 National Grasslands; 2.3 Animal Encounters; Interim: Medora to Marmarth (with some dinosaur statues in between); 2.4 Interpretation and Inspiration; Chapter 3
  • Tallgrass.
  • 3.1 Experiment and Experience Or, How I Tried to Like a Prairie; Interim: In Which I Discover an Island and Fall in Love with a Forest; 3.2 Conversations with Konza; Chapter 4
  • Shortgrass /Semi-Desert Shrub-Steppe; 4.1 The Return to the Plains; Interim: The Mapmaker's Discipline; 4.2: Winter; Conclusion
  • A Brief Meditation on Expectation and Emptiness; Endnotes; Bibliography; Index.

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