This thoroughly updated and revised second edition analyses the ideas behind Islamic finance, the forms Islamic finance has taken in practice and the tension between the two that may occasionally arise. Along with an expanded section on the history of the ban on interest, this second edition...

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Chapter 1: On the Logical Character and Coherence of Islamic Economics -- Chapter 2: Consilience as Islamic Methodology of Tawhid: The General Socio-Scientific Framework -- Chapter 3: Economics for a Better Future -- Chapter 4: Game-Theoretic Investigation...