First published 1994 in Great Britain by Frank Cass & Co. Ltd
Includes bibliographical references and index
part 1. The setting -- part 2. The background -- part 3. The first two Imams -- part 4. Beginnings -- part 5. ’The rise of the phoenix’ -- part 6. To the peak -- part 7. The system of the axe -- part 8. The state of God -- part 9. The end.