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Asylum may refer to: Types of asylum * Asylum (antiquity), places of refuge in ancient Greece and Rome * Benevolent Asylum, a 19th-century Australian institution for housing the destitute * Cities of Refuge, places of refuge in ancient Judea * Church asylum or sanctuary, a right to be safe from arrest in the sanctuary of a church or temple * Lunatic asylum or mental asylum, a historical term for psychiatric hospital * Orphan asylum, orphanage * Right of asylum, political asylum Entertainment Fiction * Asylum (comics), ''Asylum'' (comics), a comic series * Asylum (Darvill-Evans novel), ''Asylum'' (Darvill-Evans novel), a 2001 ''Doctor Who'' novel * Asylum (McGrath novel), ''Asylum'' (McGrath novel), a 1996 novel by Patrick McGrath * Asylum (series), ''Asylum'' (series), a young adult horror series * Asylums (book), ''Asylums'' (book), a 1961 nonfiction book by Erving Goffman Film * Asylum (1972 horror film), ''Asylum'' (1972 horror film), a horror film starring Peter Cushi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asylum (antiquity)
In ancient Greece and Rome, an asylum referred to a place where people facing persecution could seek refuge. These locations were largely religious in nature, such as temples and other religious sites. A similar concept, the Cities of Refuge, existed in the ancient Levant. Ancient Israel and Judah The Cities of Refuge were certain Levitical towns in the Kingdom of Israel and the Kingdom of Judah in which the perpetrators of accidental manslaughter could claim the right of asylum, though he would still have to stand trial. Outside of these cities, blood vengeance against such perpetrators was allowed by law. The Bible names six cities as being cities of refuge: Golan, Ramoth, and Bosor, on the east of the Jordan River, and Kedesh, Shechem, and Hebron on the western side.Joshua 20:7 Ancient Greece In ancient Greece the temples, altars, sacred groves, and statues of the gods generally possessed the privileges of protecting slaves, debtors, and criminals, who fled to them for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |