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.

Source-linked and transparently qualified. Editorial standards and correction criteria are public.

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 4926Community-bound / restricted

Biamanga sacred mountain landscape

Oceanian & Circumpolar Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Australia
Period / origin: Ancestral–present
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesAustralia

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Atlas 4927Community-bound / restricted

Ngarrabullgan cultural landscape

Oceanian & Circumpolar Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Australia
Period / origin: Ancestral–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesAustralia

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Atlas 4928Community-bound / restricted

Butterfly Cave Aboriginal women’s place

Oceanian & Circumpolar Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Australia
Period / origin: Ancestral–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesAustralia

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Atlas 4929Community-bound / restricted

Borah Crossing Aboriginal ceremonial place

Oceanian & Circumpolar Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Australia
Period / origin: Ancestral–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesAustralia

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Atlas 4930Community-bound / restricted

Wangga song-dance tradition

Oceanian & Circumpolar Practice / discipline

Public geography: Australia
Period / origin: 20th century documentation–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesAustralia

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Atlas 4931Community-bound / restricted

Burarra Rom diplomacy ceremony

Oceanian & Circumpolar Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Australia
Period / origin: 1982, 1995, and 2001 documented performances; 2024 commemorative exhibition
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesAustralia

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Atlas 4932Community-bound / restricted

Djambidj song series

Oceanian & Circumpolar Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography: Australia
Period / origin: Concert-recording documentation; current status not established
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesAustralia

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Atlas 4933Community-bound / restricted

Bidngen Wayikun Lardil and Kayardild women’s-song revitalization project

Oceanian & Circumpolar Revival / reconstruction

Public geography: Australia
Period / origin: Community revival documented in page updated 2023
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesAustralia

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Atlas 4934Community-bound / restricted

Marlaloo Songline

Oceanian & Circumpolar Practice / discipline

Public geography: Australia
Period / origin: Older songline; more than 40-year performance hiatus; contemporary Elder-led revitalization documented
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesAustralia

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Atlas 4935Community-bound / restricted

Ngatjakula Warlpiri fire ceremony

Oceanian & Circumpolar Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Australia
Period / origin: 1967 filming; 1977 re-examination and release
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesAustralia

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Atlas 4936Community-bound / restricted

Junba song-dance tradition

Oceanian & Circumpolar Practice / discipline

Public geography: Australia
Period / origin: 2007 scholarly documentation
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesAustralia

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Atlas 4937Community-bound / restricted

Warlpiri Yawulyu women’s ceremony

Oceanian & Circumpolar Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Australia
Period / origin: Early-1980s research–2025 community-collaborative publication
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesAustralia

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Atlas 4938Community-bound / restricted

Lardil Lurugu manhood ceremony revival

Oceanian & Circumpolar Revival / reconstruction

Public geography: Australia
Period / origin: 1974 film documentation of revival
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesAustralia

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Atlas 4939Community-bound / restricted

Aurukun House-Opening ceremony

Oceanian & Circumpolar Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Australia
Period / origin: 1980 film documentation
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesAustralia

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Atlas 4940Community-bound / restricted

Numbulwar Brolga corroboree

Oceanian & Circumpolar Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Australia
Period / origin: 1962–1963 recordings; 1965 release
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesAustralia

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Atlas 4954Community-bound / restricted

Warlpiri Jardiwarnpa fire ceremony

Oceanian & Circumpolar Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Australia
Period / origin: 1992–1993 filming and documentation
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesAustralia

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