1. Introduction Historical and intellectual context Transmission: manuscripts, editions, and reception The problematic authorship of the Kitab al-Kashf : some remarks on the corpus attributed to Ja'far b. Mansur al-Yaman The six treatises of the Kitab al-Kashf and their contents Between chaos and order: the art of compilation and structure in the Kitab al-Kashf Notes on the translations and commentaries 2. Treatise I Translation Commentary The divine trust ( amana ), walaya and the covenant The da'wa , an esoteric family God's 'order' ( amr ) and its continuity The continuity of antagonism: the enemies of the Imam Al-musukhiyya : from literal to metaphoric metamorphosis The Mahdi and his return Conclusion 3. Treatise II Translation Commentary Divine transcendence The throne, the footstool and the problem of anthropomorphism The alphabetic cosmogony Conclusion 4. Treatise III Translation Commentary Identifying the 'Sage' ( al-?akim ) and dating Treatise III The da'wa : an organization and its enemies The Orphan: evolution of a concept, from ghuluww to Fatimid Ismailism Salman, a Shi'i figure in support of the Fatimid reform The 'Bearer of the Sword' and the raj'a Conclusion 5. Treatise IV Translation Commentary Several hadith fragments A hadith on language Conclusion 6. Treatise V Translation Commentary The Imam and his proof, the 'Ayn and the Fa' The rejection of antinomianism Organizing the da'wa : instruction to the missionaries and refutation of the false Mahdi Conclusion 7.

Treatise VI Translation Commentary God's choice challenged by human caprice 'Ali and Aaron as books of God Proofs and summoners Conclusion Bibliography.