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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451665203321

Autore

Venardos Angelo M

Titolo

Islamic banking & finance in South-East Asia [[electronic resource] ] : its development & future / / Angelo M. Venardos

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Jersey, : World Scientific, c2006

ISBN

1-281-92456-3

9786611924560

981-277-305-3

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (259 p.)

Collana

Asia-Pacific business series ; ; v. 3

Classificazione

83.68

Disciplina

332.10959

Soggetti

Banks and banking - Southeast Asia

Banks and banking - Islamic countries

Banks and banking - Religious aspects - Islam

Islamic law - Southeast Asia

Electronic books.

Southeast Asia Economic conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 226-235) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Islamic history -- Shari'ah law and Islamic jurisprudence -- Islamic commerical law -- Islamic financial products -- Issues and challenges of Islamic banking today -- Islam in South-east Asia -- Colonial legacies: Islam and state law in South-east Asia -- Islamic banking in Malaysia -- Islamic banking in Indonesia -- Labuan: a niche in the Islamic money market -- Islamic banking in Brunei -- Banking is Singapore.

Sommario/riassunto

To truly understand the current interest in the development of Islamic banking and finance in South-East Asia and how it is different from the conventional banking system, one must first understand the religious relationship originating from the Qur'an, and then trace the historical geographic and political developments of Islam over recent centuries. Only on this basis can the reader, without prejudice or cynicism, begin to appreciate Shari'ah law and Islamic jurisprudence. With this platform established in the first part of the book, readers are invited to learn about the financial products