List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Graves and Shrines in Medieval Islam: From Pre-Islamic Times to Ibn Taymiyya’s Legacy; 2. Early Wahhabism and the Beginnings of Modern Salafism; 3. Saudi Arabia between Pan-Islamism, Iconoclasm and Political Legitimacy; 4. Following Current Paths of Destruction: ISIS and Beyond; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.