This volume examines the ritual practices of Salafism, analysing both scholarly research and individual experience. "What Gauvain provides is an engaging and intimate description of Cairene Salafi lives and their attendance to ritual purity, and it is a very welcome contribution to an area overcrowded by one-dimensional studies of Salafi jihad. It will appeal to a wide and diverse readership of students and experts. It is not overly technical and could be used for teaching senior undergraduates or graduate students." David H. Warren University of Manchester, UKIslam and Christian-Muslim Relations