Construct · 2 fields · 3 citations

Where does possession collide?

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possession2 CONSTRUCTSPossession (Law)GARNER · LAWPossessionLEWIS · ANTHROPOLOGY

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Law

the physical control of a thing with the intent to exclude others.

In law, possession refers to the physical control of a thing with the intent to exclude others. This meaning comes from Garner (1999) in Black's Law Dictionary. Here possession is not a trance state attributed to the control of a person by a spirit.[3][1]

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Anthropology

a trance state attributed to the control of a person by a spirit.

In anthropology, possession refers to a trance state attributed to the control of a person by a spirit. This meaning comes from Lewis (2002) in Ecstatic Religion. Here possession is not the physical control of a thing with the intent to exclude others.[2]

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first possession1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone constructadverse possession1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a single construct in property lawalienability contrast1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct

References

  1. Garner, B. A. (Ed.). (1999). Black's law dictionary (7th ed.). West Group. ISBN 9780314228642
  2. Lewis, I. M. (2002). Ecstatic Religion: A Study of Shamanism and Spirit Possession. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203241080
  3. Rose, C. M. (1985). Possession as the Origin of Property. The University of Chicago Law Review, 52(1), 73. https://doi.org/10.2307/1599571

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