Sexual Violence in History: A Bibliography

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First published: February 1, 2026 - Last updated: February 1, 2026

TITLE INFORMATION

Author: Andrea Moshövel

Title: Lexikographische Einblicke in das Sprechen über Sexuelles im Frühneuhochdeutschen

Subtitle: -

Translation: Lexicographical Insights into Talking about Sex in Early New High German

Journal: Das Mittelalter: Perspektiven mediävistischer Forschung. Zeitschrift des Mediävistikverbandes (The Middle Ages: Perspectives on Medieval Studies. Journal of the Medieval Studies Association)

Volume: 30

Issue: 2: Sexualitäten im Mittelalter: Normen und Devianz, Phantasien und Praktiken (Sexualities in the Middle Ages: Norms and Deviance, Fantasies and Practices) (Edited by Hendrik Hess, Christian Kaiser, Birgit Zacke)

Year: 2025

Pages: 451-468

pISSN: 0949-0345 - Find a Library: WorldCat | eISSN: 2196-6869 - Find a Library: WorldCat

Language: German

Keywords: Medieval History: 14th Century, 15th Century | European History: German History | Society: Conceptual History



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Author: Andrea Moshövel, Arbeitsstelle Frühneuhochdeutsches Wörterbuch (Research Centre Early New High German Dictionary), Niedersächsische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen (Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony) - ORCID

Abstract: »This article examines the Early New High German Dictionary (Frühneuhochdeutsches Wörterbuch) in order to find out to what extent Early New High German lexical items referring to genitalia and sexual intercourse can give us access to attitudes towards sexuality. It also explores how communication about sexuality functions in Early New High German texts and under what circumstances. Early New High German sexual vocabulary can be found in different types of texts, such as theological, medical, and legal texts and, above all, entertaining literary works. Depending on the type of text, it covers different registers and is linked to different themes and concepts such as chastity, sinfulness, marriage, impotence, exhibitionism, fertility, menstruation, skills of a lover, masturbation, and, often, sexualised violence.« (Source: Das Mittelalter)

Contents:
  Abstract (p. 451)
  1 Einleitung (p. 451)
  2 Verwendungsweisen frühneuhochdeutscher lexikalischer Ausdrücke für die Geschlechtsteile (p. 454)
    2.1 Frühneuhochdeutsche Ausdrücke für die männlichen Geschlechtsteile (p. 454)
    2.2 Frühneuhochdeutsche Ausdrücke für die weiblichen Geschlechtsteile (p. 456)
    2.3 Geschlechtsunspezifische frühneuhochdeutsche Ausdrücke für die Geschlechtsteile (p. 458)
  3 Verwendungsweisen frühneuhochdeutscher lexikalischer Ausdrücke für den (heterosexuellen) Geschlechtsverkehr (p. 460)
    3.1 Frühneuhochdeutsche Ausdrücke mit Bezug auf die (Penis-in-Vagina-)Penetration (p. 460)
    3.2 Frühneuhochdeutsche Verben mit Bezug auf sexualisierte Gewalt (p. 463)
  4 Schlussbetrachtung und Ausblick (p. 464)
  Literaturverzeichnis (p. 466)
  Quellen (p. 466)
    Forschungsliteratur (p. 466)

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