Sexual Violence in History: A Bibliography

compiled by Stefan Blaschke

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Start: Topical Index: Representations: Religious Texts: Biblical Texts:

Representations: Religious Texts:
SONG OF SONGS

»The Song of Songs (Biblical Hebrew: שִׁיר הַשִּׁירִים , romanized: Šīr hašŠīrīm), also called the Canticle of Canticles or the Song of Solomon, is a biblical poem, one of the five megillot ("scrolls") in the Ketuvim ('writings'), the last section of the Tanakh. Unlike other books in the Hebrew Bible, it is erotic poetry; lovers express passionate desire, exchange compliments, and invite one another to enjoy. The poem narrates an intense, poetic love story between a woman and her lover through a series of sensual dialogues, dreams, metaphors, and warnings to the “daughters of Jerusalem” not to awaken love before its time.« (Extract from: Wikipedia)

I. Chronological Index: Ancient History: Israelite History

II. Geographical Index: Asian History: Israeli History

III. Topical Index: Types: General: Rape

[Info] Frolov, Serge. »Punished by Rape: Reading between Judges 19 and Ezekiel, via the Song of Songs.« Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature. Denver 2018.

[Info] Maier, Christl M. »Krieg und sexualisierte Gewalt: Traumastudien als neue Perspektive.« Feministische Bibelwissenschaft im 21. Jahrhundert. Edited by Ilse Müllner et al. Stuttgart 2025: 139-151.