Asylum
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Asylum (From ancient Greek ἄσυλον) may refer to:
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Politics and society [edit]
- Asylum (antiquity), places of refuge in ancient Greece and Rome
- Right of asylum or political asylum
- Church asylum or sanctuary, a right to be safe from arrest in the sanctuary of a church or temple
- Insane asylum, an obsolete type of institution for housing those deemed "insane"
- Orphan asylum or orphanage, an institution dedicated to caring for orphans
- Benevolent Asylum, a 19th-century Australian institution for housing the destitute
Art and entertainment [edit]
Film [edit]
- Asylum (1972 film), a British horror film starring Peter Cushing
- Asylum (1972 documentary film), a film featuring the psychiatrist R. D. Laing
- Asylum (1997 film), an American horror film starring Robert Patrick and Malcolm McDowell
- Asylum (2003 film), an American short documentary
- Asylum (2005 film), a British drama by David Mackenzie based on the novel by Patrick McGrath (see below)
- Asylum (2008 film), an American horror film by David R. Ellis
- Asylum (2013 film), an upcoming American horror film
- The Asylum, a film studio
Literature [edit]
- Asylum (comics), two characters in the Marvel Comics universe
- Asylum (Image Comics), a comic series
- Asylum (Doctor Who), a 2001 Doctor Who novel
- Asylum (novel), a 1996 novel by Patrick McGrath
- Asylums (book), a 1961 nonfiction book by Erving Goffman
- Asylum, a comic published by New Comics Group
- The Asylum: The Renegades Who Hijacked the World's Oil Market, a 2011 book by Leah McGrath Goodman
Music [edit]
- Asylum Records, an American record label
Albums [edit]
- Asylum (Disturbed album), or the title song
- Asylum (Kiss album)
- Asylum (The Legendary Pink Dots album), 1985
- Asylum (The Back Horn album), 2010
Songs [edit]
- "Asylum" (The Orb song), 1997
- "Asylum", by Alanis Morissette from Flavors of Entanglement (non-album track)
- "Asylum", by Disturbed from Asylum
- "Asylum", by Flymore
- "Asylum", by Gary Numan from The Pleasure Principle
- "Asylum", by Onslaught from In Search of Sanity
- "Asylum", by Slaughterhouse, featuring Eminem, from Welcome to: Our House
- "Asylum", by Supertramp from Crime of the Century
- "The Asylum", by Aiden from Knives
- "The Asylum", by Edguy from Rocket Ride
- "The Asylum", by The Tears from Here Come the Tears
Television [edit]
- Asylum (TV series), a 1996 UK comedy series
- "Asylum" (Law & Order), an episode of Law & Order
- "Asylum" (Supernatural), an episode of Supernatural
- "Asylum" (Torchwood), an episode of Torchwood
Video games [edit]
- Asylum (1981 video game), an adventure game
- Asylum (1991 video game), an arcade game
- Asylum (2013 video game), a survival-horror game
Places [edit]
- Asylum, California, U.S.
- Asylum Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Asylum Arena, a multi-purpose venue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
See also [edit]
- Poorhouse or workhouse, a government-run facility in the past for the support and housing of dependent or needy persons
- Asylum seeker (disambiguation)
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