Awakening(s) may refer to:

  • Wakefulness, the state of being conscious

Religion

  • Awakening (Finnish religious movement), a Lutheran movement in Finland
  • Enlightenment in Buddhism, from bodhi ("awakening")
  • Great Awakening, several periods of Anglo-American Christian revival
  • Spiritual awakening, a religious experience

Film and television

Film

  • Awakening (1959 film), a Czechoslovak film starring Josef Kemr
  • Awakening, a 1981 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 (2013 film), a Nigerian thriller
  • Suryaa: An Awakening, a 1989 Indian film
  • Underworld: Awakening, a 2012 American action horror film

Television episodes

  • "Awakening" (Angel)
  • "Awakening" (Buck Rogers in the 25th Century)
  • "Awakening" (The Outer Limits)
  • "Awakening" (Sanctuary)
  • "Awakening" (Star Trek: Enterprise)
  • "Awakening" (Stargate Universe)
  • "Awakenings" (Devious Maids)
  • "Awakenings" (Knots Landing)
  • "Awakenings" (Ninjago)

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
  • Awakening, a Sweep novel by Cate Tiernan
  • Awakening, the U.S. title of Les Mal Partis, a 1950 novel by Sébastien Japrisot
  • Awakening, a young adult novel by Robin Wasserman in the Chasing Yesterday series

Music

  • Awakening Music, a label specializing in Islamic music
  • Awakenings (festival), techno music events held in the Netherlands

Classical

  • Awakening, a 2005 composition for string orchestra by Behzad Ranjbaran
  • Awakenings, a 1991 composition for solo harp by Barry Conyngham

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
  • Awakening, by Hiroshi Sato, 1982

Songs

  • "Awakening" (song), by Switchfoot, 2007
  • "Awakening", by the Absence from Riders of the Plague, 2007
  • "Awakening", by Aurora, 2013
  • "Awakening", by Celldweller from Soundtrack for the Voices in My Head Vol. 02, 2012
  • "Awakening", by Chuck Salamone from Absent Moon, A Hylics Song Cycle, 2023
  • "Awakening", by Disarmonia Mundi from Nebularium, 2001
  • "Awakening", by Empire of the Sun from Ice on the Dune, 2013
  • "Awakening", by God Forbid from Equilibrium, 2012
  • "Awakening", by Living Sacrifice from Reborn, 1997
  • "Awakening", by Ravi Shankar from Shankar Family & Friends, 1974
  • "Awakening", by Scooter from Wicked!, 1996
  • "Awakening", by the Script from Freedom Child, 2017
  • "Awakening", by Sylosis from Edge of the Earth, 2011
  • "Awakenings", by Symphony X from The Odyssey, 2002
  • "Awakening", by Unleash the Archers from Apex, 2017
  • "Awakening", from the Final Fantasy XI video game soundtrack, 2002

Other uses

  • Awakening (political party), a Latvian right-wing party
  • Awakening Foundation, a Taiwanese feminist organization
  • Awakening (video game series), a 2010–2014 series of casual puzzle adventure games
  • Awakening (Wynn Las Vegas show), stage production show at the Wynn Las Vegas
  • Awakenings: New Magic in 2057, a 1995 role-playing game supplement for Shadowrun
  • Awakening, a repeating period in Strauss–Howe generational theory

See also

  • The Awakening (disambiguation)
  • Awake (disambiguation)
  • Awaken (disambiguation)
  • National awakening (disambiguation)
  • Romantic nationalism