The Scented Garden

Ecstasy overcometh Individuality. 97 1. A mystical fact. The rationalist objection is put satirically. 2. One of the few touches of satire in the work. But perhaps he is referring to the belief that the Messiah is to be born of sodomitic connection. No doubt many Mussalmen would seduce boys on this transparent pretext. 3. Before prayer the Moslem must recite a prayer of purification. If he is ceremonially im- pure, as after copulation or other bodily function, he must in addition wash the parts. Excellent accounts of the two forms of both are given by Burton, Payne, Lane, Palmer, and others.