In Against the gods: the remarkable story of risk (1996), Peter L. Bernstein illustrates how the mastery of risk has driven modern Western society into converting 'the future from an enemy into an opportunity'. Far from being an antagonist, as the unpredictable whim of gods or mysterious fate,...

This manuscript deals with some interpretive issues related to 'sustainability' when the concept moves ('is translated') from conventional to Islamic economics. To this aim it raises some critical remarks on possible hermeneutical mistakes in asserting an immediate convergence between the former...

This paper suggests a juridical interpretation of the prohibitions of ribā, gharar and maysir through the outline of the concept of ‘right', haqq, in Muslim law. The approach provides a comprehension of the bans alternative to its religious/moral understanding which is still prevalent in...

Foreword Abdullah Qurban Turkistani Introduction. Islamic social finance and the importance of roots Valentino Cattelan Part I -- Islam, shared prosperity and the market as socio-economic community From the ontology of tawhid to Islamic social finance: conceptualization and application Masudul...

By taking inspiration from Wisława Szymborska’s poetry and Brinkley Messick’s scholarship, this article interprets the law of Islamic finance as evidence of a radical shift in the social anthropology of Islamic law from classical to contemporary times. To this aim it highlights the changes...