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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 1894Community-bound / restricted

Ekang Mvet Oyeng epic-musical tradition

African & Afro-Diasporic Lineage / school

Public geography: Congo - Brazzaville, Cameroon, Gabon
Period / origin: Historically documented; living
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesCongo - Brazzaville, Cameroon, Gabon

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Atlas 1898Community-bound / restricted

Vili Tchikumbi coming-of-age institution

African & Afro-Diasporic Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Congo - Brazzaville, Gabon
Period / origin: Historically documented; locally variable
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesCongo - Brazzaville, Gabon

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Atlas 3862Community-bound / restricted

Kota mbulu ngulu ancestral-reliquary tradition

African & Afro-Diasporic Religious tradition

Public geography: Congo - Brazzaville, Gabon
Period / origin: 19th–20th-century documentation
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesCongo - Brazzaville, Gabon

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Atlas 4361Open / public

Congolese rumba

African & Afro-Diasporic Umbrella tradition

Public geography: Congo - Kinshasa, Congo - Brazzaville
Period / origin: 20th century–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesCongo - Kinshasa, Congo - Brazzaville

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