M-Classi is a new digital tool in the field of knowledge organization. It is conceived primarily as a means of cataloging and interrogating the classifications of the sciences in Islam and those of the cultures with which the Islamicate world came into contact from antiquity to the pre-modern era. Practically, M-Classi is focused by priority on Arabic, Persian, and Turkish classifications, but for comparative purposes it also integrates taxonomies in languages such as Syriac, Greek, Latin, or Hebrew.
In this demo video you will find a brief demonstration of M-Classi in its current Beta version, available on request by contacting Godefroid de Callataÿ at: godefroid.decallatay@uclouvain.be
A thorough presentation of M-Classi and its main functionalities will be given in: G. de Callataÿ – R. Baranx – H. Naets, ‘M-Classi, a New Digital Tool for the Classification of the Sciences, in Islam and Beyond’, in G. de Callataÿ – S. Moureau (ed.), Micrologus. Nature, Science and Medieval Societies 33 (2025). Special Issue: Power, Religion, and Wisdom: Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy in al-Andalus and Beyond (forthcoming).
