Possession

Possession may refer to:

Law

• Dependent territory, an area of land over which another country exercises sovereignty, but which does not have the full right of participation in that country's governance
• Drug possession, a crime
• Ownership
• Personal property, physical possessions belonging to a person
• Possession (law), practical control of a thing, in the context of the legal implications of that control
• Title (property)

Linguistics

• Inalienable possession, relationship between two objects that is irreversible
• Possession (linguistics), grammatically expressed relationship such as control-of and ownership

Supernatural possession

• Spirit possession, psychokinetic control of the behavior of a living thing or natural object by a spiritual being. Also psychokinetic control of a person by the Devil or other malevolent spirit.

Places

• La Possession, French commune on the Indian Ocean island of Réunion
• Possession Island (disambiguation), various islands including a French island in the Indian Ocean and other three islands
• Possession Point, former land form, Hong Kong
• Possession Sound, Washington state
• Possession Street, Hong Kong

Arts and entertainment

Literature

• Possession (Byatt novel), a 1990 novel by A. S. Byatt
• Possession (Johnson novel), a trilogy released from 2011 to 2014 by Elana Johnson
• Possession (Markandaya novel), a 1963 novel by Kamala Markandaya
• Possession (play), a play by Lyle Kessler
• The Possession, a 2002 novel by Annie Ernaux

Film and television

Film

• Possession (1919 film), a British silent romance
• Possession (1922 film), a British-French silent drama
• Possession (1981 film), a horror film starring Sam Neill, Isabelle Adjani and directed by Andrzej Zulawski
• Possession (2002 film), an adaptation of the A. S. Byatt novel, starring Aaron Eckhart and Gwyneth Paltrow
• Possession (2009 film), starring Sarah Michelle Gellar and Lee Pace
• The Possession, a 2012 horror film starring Natasha Calis, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Matisyahu and Kyra Sedgwick
• Dr. Cheon and Lost Talisman (working title Possession), a 2023 South Korean mystery thriller
• Possessor (film), a 2020 thriller film by Brandon Cronenberg
• Possession: Kerasukan, a 2024 Indonesian horror film

Television

• Possession (TV series), a 1985 Australian soap opera
• Ninjago: Possession, the fifth season of Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu
• "Possession" (Barney Miller), a 1981 episode
• "Possession" (Beast Wars), a 1997 episode
• "Possession" (Hit the Floor), a 2016 episode
• "Possession", a 2008 episode of Instant Star

Music

Albums

• Possession (Benea Reach album), 2013
• Possession (God album), 1992
• Possession (Joywave album) or the title song, 2020
• Possession (Lily Afshar album), 2002

Songs

• "Possession" (Kuuro song), 2017
• "Possession" (Sarah McLachlan song), 1993
• "Possession"/"My All for You", by Jyongri, 2006
• "Possession", by Bad English from Bad English, 1989
• "Possession", by Elvis Costello from Get Happy!!, 1980
• "Possession", by Danzig from Danzig, 1988
• "Possession", by Iron Butterfly from Heavy, 1968
• "Possession", by Mandaryna from Mandarynkowy sen, 2005
• "Possession", by the Sisters of Mercy from First and Last and Always, 1985

Other

• Possession (sports), control of the ball, generally conveying an opportunity to score
• Possession (video game), a 2000s vaporware title

See also

• Adverse possession
• Dispossess
• Eviction
• Human possession in science fiction
• Possessed (disambiguation)
• Possession Island (disambiguation)
• Possessive (disambiguation)
• Repossession
• US Possession, soccer club on Réunion Island