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 0148Community-bound / restricted

Dogon religion and Nommo cosmology

African & Afro-Diasporic Religious tradition

Public geography: Burkina Faso, Mali
Period / origin: Indigenous; extensively documented in the 20th century
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesBurkina Faso, Mali

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Atlas 0226Open / public

Malidoma Patrice Somé’s Dagara-inspired elemental teachings

African & Afro-Diasporic Religious tradition

Public geography: Burkina Faso
Period / origin: Late 20th–early 21st century
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesBurkina Faso

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Atlas 0926Initiatory

Dagara Bagr initiatory tradition

African & Afro-Diasporic Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Burkina Faso, Ghana
Period / origin: Long-standing oral tradition; living
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesBurkina Faso, Ghana

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Atlas 1402Community-bound / restricted

Tallensi earth-priest and shrine traditions

African & Afro-Diasporic Religious tradition

Public geography: Burkina Faso, Ghana
Period / origin: Historically documented; living in varied communities
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesBurkina Faso, Ghana

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Atlas 3855Community-bound / restricted

Bwa serpent-mask masquerade

African & Afro-Diasporic Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Burkina Faso
Period / origin: 20th-century documentation; continuing heritage
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesBurkina Faso

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Atlas 4855Initiatory

Bamana Kònò power association

African & Afro-Diasporic Order / organization

Public geography: Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali
Period / origin: 19th–mid-20th-century documentation
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesBurkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali

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