Bondage may refer to:
Restraints
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Physical restraint
Physical restraint refers to means of purposely limiting or obstructing the freedom of a person's bodily movement.
Basic methods
Usually, binding objects such as handcuffs, legcuffs, ropes, chains, straps or straitjackets are used fo ...
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Bondage (BDSM), use of restraint for erotic stimulation
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Self-bondage
Self-bondage refers to the use of restraints on oneself for erotic pleasure. It is a form of erotic bondage which can be practiced alone.
Self-bondage is characterized by experimentation and ingenuity, and can be riskier than conventional bond ...
, use of restraints on oneself for erotic pleasure
Social and economic practices
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Serfdom
Serfdom was the status of many peasants under feudalism, specifically relating to manorialism, and similar systems. It was a condition of debt bondage and indentured servitude with similarities to and differences from slavery, which deve ...
, feudal enslavement of peasants
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Debt bondage, a form of slavery which pledges debtors' labor or services as security for repayment of debt
In arts and entertainment
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''Bondage'' (1917 film), by American director Ida May Park
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''Bondage'' (1933 film), by American director Alfred Santell
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''Bondage'' (2006 film), by American director Eric Allen Bell
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''Bondage'' (play), 1991 work by Chinese-American playwright David Henry Hwang
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''Bondage'' (album), 2009 album by J-pop singer Nana Kitade
Other uses
*Spiritual attachment, such as to physical world or evil compelling force, such as
original sin
See also
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Bondsman (disambiguation)
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