Ecstasy overcometh Individuality. 
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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.