Ross Arlen

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Gender	Male
Industry	Student
Occupation	Academic
Location	Houston, TX, United States
Links	Wishlist
Introduction	PhD. student at Rice University in the Religious Studies department, studying Modern Christianity in Thought and Popular Culture. I am interested in too many things, but especially Religion, Folk Culture, Myth, Paganism, Catholicism, and Fantasy literature and film. Ultimum bellum pro memoria est. Always, etc., Ross Arlen
Interests	Western Culture, Tradition, Religion, Myth, Literature, Art, Art History, Aesthetics, Architecture, Philosophy, Ethics, Philology, Literary Criticism, Family, Community, Etiquette, Manners, Genealogy, Ritual, Theology, Christianity, Catholicism, Monasticism, Kabbalah, Alchemy, Tarot, Gnosticism, Occultism, Enlightenment Thought, Esotericism, Astrology, Witchcraft, Shamanism, Herbalism, Paganism, Neopaganism, Taoism, Apocalypse, Post-Apocalypse, Dystopia, Escapism, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Transhumanism, Music, Film, Theatre, Ballet, Opera, Fairy Tales, Folklore, Folk Music, Folk Art, Antiques, Craftsmanship, Woodworking, Metalworking, Basque, Celts, Vikings, Anglo-Saxons, Neolithic Archaeology, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Ancient History, Medieval History, German History, English History, Early American History, Texas History, Texas Culture, Food, Wine, Whiskey, Whisky, Tobacco, Beer, Cured Meats, Hunting
Favorite Movies	The Tree of Life, The Wicker Man, Network, The Third Man, My Fair Lady, The Life Aquatic, O Brother Where Art Thou?
Favorite Music	Classical, Folk
Favorite Books	Brideshead Revisited, Till We Have Faces, The Lord of the Rings, The Book of the New Sun, Winnie-the-Pooh, Orthodoxy, Modern Culture