Awakening(s) may refer to: *

Wakefulness Wakefulness is a daily recurring brain state and state of consciousness in which an individual is conscious and engages in coherent cognitive and behavioral responses to the external world. Being awake is the opposite of being asleep, in which m ...

, the state of being conscious

Religion

* Awakening (Finnish religious movement), a Lutheran movement in Finland *

Great Awakening Great Awakening refers to a number of periods of religious revival in American Christian history. Historians and theologians identify three, or sometimes four, waves of increased religious enthusiasm between the early 18th century and the lat ...

, several periods of Anglo-American Christian revival *

Bodhi The English term enlightenment is the Western translation of various Buddhist terms, most notably bodhi and vimutti. The abstract noun ''bodhi'' (; Sanskrit: बोधि; Pali: ''bodhi''), means the knowledge or wisdom, or awakened intellec ...

(''awakening''), a form of Buddhist spiritual enlightenment * Spiritual awakening, a religious experience

Film and television

Film

* ''Awakening'' (1959 film), a Czechoslovak film starring Josef Kemr * ''Awakening'' (1981 film), a Chinese film starring Joan Chen * '' Awakenings'', a 1990 film directed by Penny Marshall, adapted from the book by Oliver Sacks (see below) * ''Awakening'' (1992 film) or ''Mary from Beijing'', a Hong Kong film * ''Awakening'' (1994 film), a Hong Kong film of 1994 * ''Awakening'' (2013 film), a Nigerian thriller

Television episodes

* "Awakening" (''Angel'') * "Awakening" (''The Outer Limits'') * "Awakening" (''Sanctuary'') * "Awakening" (''Star Trek: Enterprise'') * "Awakening" (''Stargate Universe'') * "Awakenings" (''Devious Maids'')

Literature

* Awakening (comics), a number of titles * ''Awakening'' (book), a 2017 non-fiction book by Nathaniel Frank * ''Awakenings'' (book), a 1990 non-fiction book by Oliver Sacks * ''Awakening'', a 2008 novella by

Judith Berman Judith Berman (born 1958) is an American anthropologist and science fiction and fantasy writer. Biography Berman grew up in Moscow, Idaho, and read works from Golden Age science fiction during her childhood. She began writing and making up ...

* ''Awakening'', a ''Sweep'' novel by

Cate Tiernan Cate Tiernan (born July 24, 1961) is the pen name of Gabrielle Charbonnet, an American author. Writing as Cate Tiernan, she is best known for her ''Sweep'' series, which follows the Wiccan adventures of a cast of high school students. The stor ...

* ''Awakening'', the U.S. title of ''Les Mal Partis'', a 1950 novel by

Sébastien Japrisot Sébastien Japrisot (4 July 1931 – 4 March 2003) was a French author, screenwriter and film director. His pseudonym was an anagram of Jean-Baptiste Rossi, his real name. Renowned for subverting the rules of the crime genre, Japrisot broke down ...

* ''Awakening'', a young adult novel by Robin Wasserman in the '' Chasing Yesterday'' series

Music

Awakening Music Awakening Music (previously known as Awakening Records) is a British-based Islamic faith-inspired music production company. It was created in 2000 by four British and American entrepreneurs. Albums produced by Awakening Music ;Live albums ...

, a label specializing in Islamic music *

Awakenings (festival) Awakenings is the collective name of techno parties and festivals that have been organized in the Netherlands since 1997 by events agency Monumental Productions BV. The current Awakenings Summer Festival is one of the biggest techno events in the w ...

, techno music events held in the Netherlands

Classical

* ''Awakening'', a 2005 composition for string orchestra by

Behzad Ranjbaran Behzad Ranjbaran ( fa, بهزاد رنجبران; born 1955, in Tehran, Iran) is a Persian composer, known for his virtuosic concertos and colorful orchestral music. Ranjbaran's music draws from his cultural roots, incorporating Persian musical mo ...

* ''Awakenings'', a 1991 composition for solo harp by

Barry Conyngham Barry Ernest Conyngham, , (born 27 August 1944) is an Australian composer and academic. He has over seventy published works and over thirty recordings featuring his compositions, and his works have been premiered or performed in Australia, Japa ...

Albums

* ''Awakening'' (Blessthefall album) or the title song, 2011 * ''Awakening'' (Iris album), 2003 * ''Awakening'' (Jackie Evancho album), 2014 * ''Awakening'' (Narada Michael Walden album) or the title song, 1979 * ''Awakening'' (Narnia album) or the title song, 1998 * ''Awakening'' (Nicole Mitchell album) or the title song, 2011 * ''Awakening'' (Promise album), 2011 * ''Awakening'' (Sacred Reich album) or the title song, 2019 * ''Awakening'' (Sebalter album) or the title song, 2017 * ''Awakening'' (Sonny Fortune album) or the title song, 1975 * '' Awakening!!'', by Jimmy Woods, or the title song, 1962 * '' Passion: Awakening'', recorded live at Passion Conferences 2010, or the title song * ''Awakening'', by Color Me Badd, 1998

Songs

* "Awakening" (song), by Switchfoot, 2007 * "Awakening", by the Absence from ''

Riders of the Plague The Absence is an American melodic death metal band from Tampa, Florida. Their style has been described as aggressive thrash metal with Scandinavian metal influences. They were previously signed to Metal Blade Records and are now signed to M- ...

'', 2007 * "Awakening", by

Aurora An aurora (plural: auroras or aurorae), also commonly known as the polar lights, is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic). Auroras display dynamic patterns of bri ...

, 2013 * "Awakening", by Empire of the Sun from '' Ice on the Dune'', 2013 * "Awakening", by Ravi Shankar from '' Shankar Family & Friends'', 1974 * "Awakening", by the Script from '' Freedom Child'', 2017 * "Awakening", from the ''Final Fantasy XI'' video game soundtrack, 2002 * "Awakenings", by Symphony X from '' The Odyssey'', 2002

Other uses

Awakening (political party) Awakening for Latvia ( lv, Atmoda Latvijai) is a conservative political party in Latvia. It was founded as For Latvia from the Heart ( lv, No sirds Latvijai) in May 2014 by former State Auditor Inguna Sudraba. History The party was establishe ...

, a Latvian right-wing party * Awakening Foundation, a Taiwanese feminist organization * ''Awakening'' (video game series), a 2010–2014 series of casual puzzle adventure games * '' Awakenings: New Magic in 2057'', a 1995 role-playing game supplement for ''Shadowrun''