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

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Candidate country vocabulary
162

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Atlas 0154Varies by lineage

Arica School / Protoanalysis

Indigenous Americas Lineage / school

Public geography
Chile, United States
Period / origin
1960s onward
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesChile, United States

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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 1934Community-bound / restricted

Lickanantay Talatur water ceremony

Indigenous Americas Rite / ceremony

Public geography
Chile
Period / origin
Historically deep; living in some communities
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesChile

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Atlas 1935Varies by lineage

Aymara Willkakuti solar-new-year traditions

Indigenous Americas Rite / ceremony

Public geography
Bolivia, Chile, Peru
Period / origin
Historically layered; living and revitalized
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesBolivia, Chile, Peru

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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 1953Open / public

Tapati Rapa Nui community festival traditions

Oceanian & Circumpolar Rite / ceremony

Public geography
Chile
Period / origin
20th century–present with older cultural forms
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesChile

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Atlas 2939Scholarly / historical only

Orongo ceremonial village

Oceanian & Circumpolar Sacred site / complex

Public geography
Chile
Period / origin
17th–19th centuries
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesChile

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Atlas 2940Scholarly / historical only

Rano Raraku statue-quarry sacred landscape

Oceanian & Circumpolar Sacred site / complex

Public geography
Chile
Period / origin
11th–17th centuries
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesChile

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Atlas 2941Scholarly / historical only

Ahu Tongariki ceremonial platform

Oceanian & Circumpolar Sacred site / complex

Public geography
Chile
Period / origin
11th–17th centuries
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesChile

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Atlas 2942Scholarly / historical only

Ahu Akivi ceremonial platform

Oceanian & Circumpolar Sacred site / complex

Public geography
Chile
Period / origin
Precolonial archaeological period
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesChile

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Atlas 2943Scholarly / historical only

Haŋa Rau / Anakena archaeological and ceremonial zone

Oceanian & Circumpolar Sacred site / complex

Public geography
Chile
Period / origin
Precolonial archaeological evidence; present-day park governance
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesChile

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Atlas 4379Community-bound / restricted

Fiesta de La Tirana

Indigenous Americas Rite / ceremony

Public geography
Chile
Period / origin
19th century formation–present
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesChile

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Atlas 4380Community-bound / restricted

Baile Chino confraternity tradition

Indigenous Americas Rite / ceremony

Public geography
Chile
Period / origin
Colonial-era roots–present
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesChile

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