Child sexual abuse: Historical cases in the Byzantine empire (324-1453 AD)

Lascaratos, J; Poulakou-rebelakou, E

dc.contributor.author	Lascaratos, J	en
dc.contributor.author	Poulakou-rebelakou, E	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:49:46Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:49:46Z
dc.date.issued	2000	en
dc.identifier.issn	0145-2134	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/25921
dc.subject	child abuse	en
dc.subject	child sexual abuse (history)	en
dc.subject	Byzantine history	en
dc.subject.classification	Family Studies	en
dc.subject.classification	Psychology, Social	en
dc.subject.classification	Social Work	en
dc.title	Child sexual abuse: Historical cases in the Byzantine empire (324-1453 AD)	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2000	en
heal.abstract	Objective: The aim of this article is the presentation and brief analysis of some historical cases, unknown in the broader medical bibliography, of child sexual abuse in Byzantine Society (324-1453 A.D.). Method: The original texts of the Byzantine historians, chroniclers and ecclesiastical authors, written in the Greek language, were studied in order to locate instances of child sexual abuse. Results: Although the punishment provided by the laws and the church for cases of child sexual abuse were very strict, a number of instances of rapes under cover of premature marriages, even in the imperial families, are revealed in these texts. Furthermore, cases of child prostitution, pederasty, and incest are included in the historical texts and some contemporary authors confirmed the presence of many such cases in all classes of Byzantine society. Conclusion: The research of original Byzantine literature disclosed many instances of child sexual abuse in all social classes even in the mediaeval Byzantine society which was characterized by strict legal and religious prohibitions. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd.	en
heal.publisher	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD	en
heal.journalName	CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000088283800009	en
dc.identifier.volume	24	en
dc.identifier.issue	8	en
dc.identifier.spage	1085	en
dc.identifier.epage	1090	en