Examines the roots of the principles of ethical Islamic financial transactions, which have evolved over several millennia, on issues including usury, interest rates, and financial contracting for funding enterprises, mortgages, leasing and other transactions. Regulatory and governance issues are...

Foreword / Celia de Anca and Ignacio de la Torre -- Editors' notes and acknowledgments -- Contributors -- Glossary of common Arabic terms in Islamic economics and finance -- Beyond the crisis : Islamic finance in the new financial order -- Opening round table -- Introduction to Islamic economics...