The theoretical foundation of Islamic economics and finance is based on, among other things, Homo Islamicus or Islamic Man. Islamic economics and finance theoreticians contrast Homo Islamicus with Homo economicus or the Economic Man. This paper examines whether or not Homo Islamicus is...

Islamic economics represents an important mid-20th century dimension of the revivalist Islamic discourse. By the 1970s its focus fundamentally shifted with the emergence of Islamic finance becoming the dominant theme, eclipsing the narrative on Islamic economics and subverting the original...