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Rightful Way of Banking.
It has taken over five centuries for banking to evolve to its present state, and the concept of ""interest"" is undoubtedly the life-blood of the whole financial system. Interest was religiously prohibitive for centuries in several faiths, such as Buddhism and Hinduism, Judaism,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
2015.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | It has taken over five centuries for banking to evolve to its present state, and the concept of ""interest"" is undoubtedly the life-blood of the whole financial system. Interest was religiously prohibitive for centuries in several faiths, such as Buddhism and Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity and, Islam, and was also strongly opposed by neo-classical economists in the 1930s. Interest (riba) is still outlawed in Islam, with the term ""riba-eater"" being one of the cruellest insults. Islamic scholars have explained that the current practice of contracts without interest is a result of following t |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1322889864 9781322889863 9781443875240 1443875244 1443870536 9781443870535 |