Preface
Introduction

Part I: Setting the Stage
Chapter 2 - 'Boko Haram': What's in a Name?
Chapter 3 – Setting a Violent Precedent: The Uthman dan Fodiyo Jihad and Its Implications

Part II: An Explanation of Boko Haram's Deviance
Chapter 4 - Social Movement Theory (SMT), Islamic Activism and Boko Haram
Chapter 5 – Deviant Interpretation: How Boko Haram Frames Its Discourse

Part III: Religion and Politics in Northern Nigeria – Influences on Boko Haram's Creed
Chapter 6 – The Long Road to Boko Haram's 'Awakening'
Chapter 7 - The Importance of Theological Debate and Tafsir (Qur'anic Exegesis)

Part IV: A Historical Grudge
Chapter 8 – Islam and shari'a (Islamic law) in Northern Nigeria During Colonial Rule
Chapter 9 - Religious Tensions and the Politicisation of Islam in Northern Nigeria Since the Late Colonial Era
Chapter 10 - Islamic Fundamentalism in 1980s Northern Nigeria: From Puritanism to Maitatsine

Part V: Formative Years
Chapter 11 - 1980s – 1990s: Radical Influences on Yusuf and the Emergence of 'Boko Haram'
Chapter 12 - 1999 – 2000: Nigeria's Shift to Democracy and the Shari'a Debate
Chapter 13 - 2001 – 2003: A 'Separation of Ties'

Part VI: Resurgence to Isolation
Chapter 14 - Boko Haram's Post-Kanamma Resurgence and Decline: Individual Influences
Chapter 15 - Public Disagreements, Attempts at Correction, and Isolation

Part ViI: Prelude to Jihad (Armed Struggle)
Chapter 18 - 'Fire For Fire': Violence, Death, and Boko Haram's Rebirth

Conclusion: Out of the Frying Pan

Bibliography
Index