Malignant passions and carnal desires: rape in long eighteenth-century Scotland

Katie Barclay

doi:10.1093/hisres/htae013

Malignant passions and carnal desires: rape in long eighteenth-century Scotland

Katie Barclay

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Histories of lust have often been separated from that of rape, due to a concern with naturalizing male violence against women. However, ideas about lust have been significant at various historical moments in framing understandings of sexual violence and masculinity. This article explores how ideas of disorderly emotion, including lust, shaped the prosecution of rape in eighteenth-century Scotland. It highlights that placing legal accounts of rape within a framework of the 'emotional ethics' that guided early modern society helps to explain the low prosecution rates for rape in contexts where sexual violence was nonetheless considered sinful.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	489-509
Number of pages	21
Journal	Historical Research
Volume	97
Issue number	278
Early online date	11 Jul 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/hisres/htae013
Publication status	Published - Nov 2024

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