Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Acknowledgements ix
5. Note on Names and Transliteration xi
6. Introduction 1
7. 1 The Quest for the Portents of the Hour 15
8. 2 Muslim Preachers of the Approaching End 41
9. 3 The Topography of the Last Days 80
10. 4 The Spark Has Been Lit Here in Iraq 111
11. 5 The Countdown to the Apocalypse 172
12. 6 A Feeble Folk to Whom No Concern is Accorded 210
13. 7 The Hour as Goal and Vehicle: A Summary of ISIS Apocalypticism 241
14. Appendix 1 A Brief Glossary of Muslim Apocalyptic and Eschatological Vocabulary 261
15. Appendix 2 A Comprehensive Chronological Overview of the ISIS Phenomenon 266
16. Appendix 3 An ISIS ‘Apocalyptic Reader’ 269
17. Appendix 4 Overview Map 282
18. Bibliography 283
19. Index 297