A living reference atlas

Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages

Five thousand religious, mystical, Indigenous and esoteric lineages from around the world — what they are, where they came from, and where to read more.

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Created and maintained by Ayara and Kyle Jonathan B@KJB_and_AYARA

Entries: 5,000
Candidate geography relations: 7,326
Candidate country vocabulary: 162

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Atlas 1446Closed ethnoreligion

Mapuche ngillatun communal ceremony

Indigenous Americas Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Argentina, Chile
Period / origin: Historically documented; living
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesArgentina, Chile

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Atlas 1447Community-bound / restricted

Mapuche We Tripantu seasonal-renewal traditions

Indigenous Americas Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Argentina, Chile
Period / origin: Historically documented; living and publicly revitalized
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesArgentina, Chile

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Atlas 1451Closed ethnoreligion

Mbyá Guaraní opy prayer-house traditions

Indigenous Americas Religious tradition

Public geography: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay
Period / origin: Historically documented; living
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesArgentina, Brazil, Paraguay

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Atlas 1937Community-bound / restricted

Selk’nam Hain ceremonial institution

Indigenous Americas Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Argentina, Chile
Period / origin: Historically documented; severely disrupted
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesArgentina, Chile

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Atlas 1938Community-bound / restricted

Yaghan–Yámana Kina initiation tradition

Indigenous Americas Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Argentina, Chile
Period / origin: Historically documented; severely disrupted
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesArgentina, Chile

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Atlas 1972Institution-specific

International Organization New Acropolis

Modern Spiritual Movements Order / organization

Public geography: Argentina
Period / origin: 1957–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesArgentina

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Atlas 3249Institution-specific

Ligmincha Argentina Yungdrung Bon network

Bön & Himalayan Traditions Order / organization

Public geography: Argentina
Period / origin: Current listed national network; founding date not asserted
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesArgentina

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Atlas 3416Scholarly / historical only

Cueva de las Manos, Río Pinturas

Indigenous Americas Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Argentina
Period / origin: c. 11,000–700 years ago
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesArgentina

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Atlas 4369Community-bound / restricted

Guaraní Arete Guasu

Indigenous Americas Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay
Period / origin: Ancestral Guaraní tradition; active
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesArgentina, Bolivia, Paraguay

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