Possession: 3 definitions
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Possession means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Christianity. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Possession and Bacchanalia (involving dancing and the singing of hymns) were part of the Navarātra Tantric ritual (an autumnal festival of the warrior goddess Caṇḍikā).—Various 4th century sources refer to rituals such as Possession, for example: Harivaṃśa 57.35–36; Mahābhārata 4.5.29ff. and 6.22.6ff., old Skandapurāṇa 60.46; Kādambarī pp. 30–31; Harṣacarita p. 126; Caṇḍīśataka 16; Gaüḍavaho 318, 319, Purāṇic citations in Dharmaśāstric compendia from Mithilā and Bengal.)
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
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Full-text (+2968): Parigraha, Bhukti, Bhoga, Avesha, Purvabhukti, Hastagata, Bhutavikriya, Bhutavesha, Samavesha, Samnyasa, Pishacabadha, Bhutasancara, Aparigraha, Bhogapati, Adhikriti, Bhutakranti, Akincana, Riktha, Bhoktritva, Avesana.
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Search found 556 books and stories containing Possession; (plurals include: Possessions). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (MDPI)
Identification of Explanatory Variables in Possession of the Ball in... < [Volume 18, Issue 11 (2021)]
Prediction of Offensive Possession Ends in Elite Basketball Teams < [Volume 18, Issue 3 (2021)]
Different Pitch Configurations Constrain the Playing Tactics and the Creation... < [Volume 18, Issue 19 (2021)]
Possessions and Identity: Job’s Problems and Ours < [Volume 7, Issue 6 (2016)]
How Not to Object to Demonic Realism < [Volume 13, Issue 7 (2022)]
From the Church to the State and to Lordship < [Volume 16, Issue 2 (2025)]
Multivariate Analysis of the Offensive Phase in High-Performance Women’s Soccer < [Volume 13, Issue 11 (2021)]
The Effect of Compulsive Hoarding Behavior on Consumers’ Two-Sided... < [Volume 17, Issue 5 (2025)]
Attachment to Material Goods and Subjective Well-Being < [Volume 12, Issue 23 (2020)]
Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 7.17 - Definition of parigraha (attachment-to-possessions) < [Chapter 7 - The Five Vows]
Verse 7.21 - Supplementary vows of the householder with minor-vows < [Chapter 7 - The Five Vows]
Verse 7.29 - The transgressions of the minor vow of limiting possessions < [Chapter 7 - The Five Vows]
Archives of Social Sciences of Religions
Understanding Womanhood: The Mukisi Ritual Among the Téké People < [Volume 46-1 (1978)]
Possession, Otherness, and the Quest for Identity < [Volume 79 (1992)]
Possession et sorcellerie en France au xviie siècle < [Volume 188 (2019)]
Maha Buddhavamsa—The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Sakka’s Question (2): On Love and Hatred as the causes of Covetousness and Stinginess < [Chapter 39 - How the Āṭānāṭiya Paritta came to be Taught]
Part 13 - What are the Factors for accomplishing the Pāramīs < [Chapter 7 - On Miscellany]
Biography (7): Uggata, the Householder < [Chapter 45a - The Life Stories of Male Lay Disciples]
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