The status of the world's land and marine mammals: diversity, threat, and knowledge

Knowledge of mammalian diversity is still surprisingly disparate, both regionally and taxonomically. Here, we present a comprehensive assessment of the conservation status and distribution of the world's mammals. Data, compiled by 1700+ experts, cover all 5487 species, including marine mammals. Global macroecological patterns are very different for land and marine species but suggest common mechanisms driving diversity and endemism across systems. Compared with land species, threat levels are higher among marine mammals, driven by different processes (accidental mortality and pollution, rather than habitat loss), and are spatially distinct (peaking in northern oceans, rather than in Southeast Asia). Marine mammals are also disproportionately poorly known. These data are made freely available to support further scientific developments and conservation action

Local Resistance in Early Medieval Chinese Historiography and the Problem of Religious Overinterpretation

Official Chinese historiography is a treasure trove of information on local resistance to the centralised empire in early medieval China (third to sixth century). Sinologists specialised in the study of Chinese religions commonly reconstruct the religious history of the era by interpreting some of these data. In the process, however, the primary purpose of the historiography of local resistance is often overlooked, and historical interpretation easily becomes ‘overinterpretation’—that is, ‘fabricating false intensity’ and ‘seeing intensity everywhere’, as French historian Paul Veyne proposed to define the term. Focusing on a cluster of historical anecdotes collected in the standard histories of the four centuries under consideration, this study discusses the supposedly ‘religious’ nature of some of the data they contain

Conférence de M. Kristofer Schipper

Schipper Kristofer M. Conférence de M. Kristofer Schipper. In: École pratique des hautes études, Section des sciences religieuses. Annuaire. Tome 105, 1996-1997. 1996. pp. 123-128

L'histoire intime de l'empereur Wou des Han

Schipper Kristofer M. L'histoire intime de l'empereur Wou des Han. In: École pratique des hautes études, Section des sciences religieuses. Annuaire 1964-1965. Tome 72. 1963. pp. 142-143

Centre de documentation et d'étude du taoïsme

Schipper Kristofer M. Centre de documentation et d'étude du taoïsme. In: École pratique des hautes études, Section des sciences religieuses. Annuaire. Tome 91, 1982-1983. 1982. p. 507

Conférence de M. Kristofer Schipper

Schipper Kristofer M. Conférence de M. Kristofer Schipper. In: École pratique des hautes études, Section des sciences religieuses. Annuaire. Tome 103, 1994-1995. 1994. pp. 77-83

Conférence de M. Kristofer Schipper

Schipper Kristofer M. Conférence de M. Kristofer Schipper. In: École pratique des hautes études, Section des sciences religieuses. Annuaire. Tome 108, 1999-2000. 1999. pp. 117-121

Conférence de M. Kristofer M. Schipper

Schipper Kristofer M. Conférence de M. Kristofer M. Schipper. In: École pratique des hautes études, Section des sciences religieuses. Annuaire. Tome 86, 1977-1978. 1977. pp. 95-98

Chiens de paille et tigres en papier : une pratique rituelle et ses gloses au cours de la tradition chinoise

SCHIPPER Kristofer. Chiens de paille et tigres en papier : une pratique rituelle et ses gloses au cours de la tradition chinoise. In: Extrême-Orient, Extrême-Occident, 1985, n°6. Une civilisation sans théologie ? pp. 83-94

Conférence de M. Kristofer Schipper

Schipper Kristofer M. Conférence de M. Kristofer Schipper. In: École pratique des hautes études, Section des sciences religieuses. Annuaire. Tome 93, 1984-1985. 1984. pp. 115-120