Две цртице о мобингу у средњем веку
Two examples of mobbing in the Middle Ages

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses two examples of indecent abuse by the clergy - one originating from the Latin world of western xurope and the other from the Byzantine empire. Using their position and authority in the community, they performed sexual harrasment on women from their flock. The first example is a literary genre known as fabliau(x), short and bright story, full of life’s serenity, joviality and cheerfulness, but also more or less hidden irony, inclination to laughter, wit that often develops into unmerciful mockery. This literary genre, that flourished in France in 13th century, showed certain and very clear anticlerical tendencies. xxamples of lusty priests, playing a role of seducers have been very frequent in fabliaux. Ignoring their vow of celibacy, at the same time severely overcoming norms of elementary morale, they misused their position, forcing women from their flock, very often married, to sexual relations. The second example originates from Byzantium and described the Byzantine priest Constantine Kavasilas, from the latter part of 14th century, who committed several abuses of his position. Such was an occasion when he addressed a woman with clear sexual allusions, during a child’s baptism ceremony.

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