Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements vii
4. Introducing Ismaili Apocalypses 1
5. 1 From ẓāhir to bāṭin: An Introduction to Fatimid Hermeneutics 14
6. 2 Oaths, Taxes and Tithes: Organising an Imminent Utopia 22
7. 3 Taʾwīl of an Apocalyptic Transcript I: The Book of Unveiling 42
8. 4 Taʾwīl of an Apocalyptic Transcript II: The Book of Righteousness and True Guidance 61
9. 5 To Temper an Imminent Eschatology: The Contributions of al-Mahdī and Qāḍī l-Nu ʿmān 75
10. 6 A Spiritual Progression to a New Eschatological Centre: The Taʾwīl al-da ʿāʾim on the Hajj 97
11. 7 Actualising the End: The Nizari Declaration of the Resurrection 109
12. 8 From Movement to Text: The Haft-bāb 123
13. Conclusion 142
14. Bibliography 150
15. Index of Names 162
16. Subject Index 165