Category Archives: Kendra Cowart

Wolves: An Example for Humankind

Posted on August 31, 2010 by klcowart

Kendra Cowart Jiang Rong, Wolf Totem, pages 214-230 Jiang Rong uses the wolves in Wolf Totem to suggest that humans can connect and learn from the surrounding nature. In the Mongols’ case, the wolves are vessel that Tengger, or their … Continue reading →

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A Cold Mountain Spirit

Posted on August 24, 2010 by klcowart

Kendra Cowart  Hinton, Mountain Home: The Wilderness Poetry of Ancient China (Cold Mountain, or Han Shan, 128 – 141)  Cold Mountain, or Han Shan, utilizes poetry to represent nature as an almost omnipotent and spiritual force. Nature in his poems … Continue reading →

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