Research "in conjunction with the writing of ... Ph. D. dissertation at Bogazici University, Istanbul ... in 1990"--Acknowledgements.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-228) and index.
Ch. 1. Introduction -- pt. I. Theoretical Inquiries. Ch. 2. Western Paradigm: Ontological Proximity. Ch. 3. Islamic Paradigm: Tawhid Ontological Differentiation -- pt. II. Political Consequences. Ch. 4. Justification of the Socio-political System: Cosmologico-ontological Foundations. Ch. 5. Legitimation of Political Authority: Epistemologico-axiological Foundations. Ch. 6. Power Theories and Pluralism. Ch. 7. The Political Unit and the Universal Political System.