Streszczenie:
The undeniable fact is that rape – perceived as one of the most common shapes of
brutality in the cultural history of humankind – has been, as it is asserted by Georges
Vigarello, the social phenomenon whose proper assessment in history changes depending on
the dominant paradigm of power and on norms thereto related. Historically, the Spanish
conquistadors were motivated to beget children by indigenous women; Edward the
Longshanks is famous for reinstating jus prima noctis in Scotland so as to warrant an
unvarying admixture of English genes to the Scottish bloodlines; slave owners were permitted
to legally breed slaves by raping women they possessed. Moreover, throughout history, war
rapes have been perceived to be a standard rather than an abnormality.
