Sexual Violence in History: A Bibliography (formerly: History of Rape: A Bibliography) compiled by Stefan Blaschke

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First published: October 25, 2000 - Last updated: May 1, 2023 START The bibliography is currently under reconstruction. The new address is: https://histsex.4lima.de. The topic of the bibliography is the history of sexual violence. »'Searching the literature' is thus a slow, tiresome and uncertain activity; it may yield little fruit, and one never has the assurance that all the relevant papers have in fact been found.« (John Ziman) [From: Ziman, John. Public Knowledge: An Essay Concerning the Social Dimension of Science. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1968: 120.] Everything that has ever been said or written about the topic shall be compiled in the bibliography. »The job would be simpler if the legacy were smaller, but the wealth of material overwhelms us, and we are blinded by too much light. ... To make matters worse, no day passes but someone throws another article upon this mountain of material. ... Our life is too short, and there are so many books; money is so scarce, and there is so little time.« (W.G. Ploucquet) [Quoted in: Vickery, Brian C. Scientific Communication in History. Lanham: Scarecrow, 2000: 98.] The scope of the bibliography is extensive and broad. a) All forms of sexual violence shall be considered. b) The bibliography is not limited to publications by any particular discipline or in any particular language. c) The bibliography is not limited to the history of any particular period or region. d) The bibliography is open to all forms of publication. »A compiler cannot afford to indulge in the arrogance of deciding what is beneath notice. ... Besides, the profession's favour may change, and what has previously been condemned may later be approved. ... My object is after all not to be critical. It is recording, so far as possible, of all that has been done, said, seen, observed by physicians and others, of all ages and nations--whether right or no.« (W.G. Ploucquet) [Quoted in: Vickery, Brian C. Scientific Communication in History. Lanham: Scarecrow, 2000: 99.] NOTE: The bibliography is currently being revised. At the moment only the author index and the speaker index are completely available. In particular, most of the information pages for the individual titles are still missing. It will probably take several months (or even longer) until all pages are online again.