"A distinguished ethnographer, Pascal Menoret excavates the Islamic Awakening in Saudi Arabia with great empathy and understanding. Once again, he demonstrates his ability to penetrate a world often associated with radicalism, bigotry, intolerance and violence, bringing us face to face with the men of the movement, and their rise and demise in the Saudi state."Madawi al-Rasheed, London School of Economics, author of Salman's Legacy: The Dilemmas of a New Era in Saudi Arabia "Pascal Menoret is an intrepid field researcher who gained unique access to communities in Saudi Arabia either closed to or ignored by other Western scholars. His insights into how the physical geography of Riyadh has shaped the development of its various social mobilizations are provocative and enlightening. This book is a fascinating read."F. Gregory Gause III, Texas A&M University, author of The International Relations of the Persian Gulf "There is no doubt that this study will be invaluable to anyone interested in Middle East studies with a focus on Islamic activism, youth recruitment and mobilization, spatial politics and the intersection of urban planning, activism, and state repression. This original work is a much-needed intervention that advocates for the urgency and need for activism that 'may resurface when the conditions are ripe'"Jonas Elbousty, International Journal of Middle East Studies "Graveyard of Clerics fills a glaring lacuna in anthropological reckonings of Saudi Arabia as well as ethnographic investigations of Islamic activism globally. It is an enlightening and necessary contribution to the anthropology and sociology of Islam and the Middle East."Zina Sawaf, Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute
