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 0152Open / public

Coptic desert monasticism and hesychia

Christian Mysticism Lineage / school

Public geography: Egypt
Period / origin: 3rd–5th century onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesEgypt

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Atlas 0528Open / public

Evagrian Contemplative Tradition

Christian Mysticism Lineage / school

Public geography: Egypt
Period / origin: 4th century CE onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesEgypt

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Atlas 0542Open / public

Sarugian Kabbalah

Jewish Mysticism Lineage / school

Public geography: Egypt, Italy
Period / origin: late 16th–17th centuries; later reception
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesEgypt, Italy

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Atlas 0764Scholarly / historical only

Ancient Mediterranean cult of Isis

Historical Religions & Mystery Cults Historical religion / cult

Public geography: Egypt
Period / origin: Hellenistic–late Roman periods
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesEgypt

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Atlas 0765Scholarly / historical only

Ancient cult of Serapis

Historical Religions & Mystery Cults Historical religion / cult

Public geography: Egypt
Period / origin: Ptolemaic–late Roman periods
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesEgypt

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Atlas 0824Initiatory

Badawiyya (Aḥmadiyya of al-Badawi) Sufi Order

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Order / organization

Public geography: Egypt
Period / origin: 13th century–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesEgypt

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Atlas 1006Scholarly / historical only

Oracle of Zeus-Ammon at Siwa

Historical Religions & Mystery Cults Historical religion / cult

Public geography: Egypt
Period / origin: First millennium BCE–late antiquity
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesEgypt

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Atlas 1016Scholarly / historical only

Cult of Osiris at Abydos

Historical Religions & Mystery Cults Historical religion / cult

Public geography: Egypt
Period / origin: Old Kingdom antecedents—Roman period
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesEgypt

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Atlas 1017Scholarly / historical only

Apis bull cult at Memphis

Historical Religions & Mystery Cults Historical religion / cult

Public geography: Egypt
Period / origin: Early Dynastic period—late antiquity
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesEgypt

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Atlas 1018Scholarly / historical only

Cult of Amun at Karnak

Historical Religions & Mystery Cults Historical religion / cult

Public geography: Egypt
Period / origin: Middle Kingdom—late antiquity
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesEgypt

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Atlas 1019Scholarly / historical only

Cult of Hathor at Dendera

Historical Religions & Mystery Cults Historical religion / cult

Public geography: Egypt
Period / origin: Pharaonic antecedents—Roman period
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesEgypt

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Atlas 1020Scholarly / historical only

Amarna Aten religion

Historical Religions & Mystery Cults Historical religion / cult

Public geography: Egypt
Period / origin: Reign of Akhenaten, ca. 1353–1336 BCE
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesEgypt

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Atlas 1149Open / public

Ibn al-Farid poetic-mystical tradition

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Lineage / school

Public geography: Egypt
Period / origin: 13th century–present reception
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesEgypt

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Atlas 1162Varies by lineage

Sammaniyya Sufi order

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Order / organization

Public geography: Egypt, Sudan
Period / origin: 18th century–present
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesEgypt, Sudan

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Atlas 1164Varies by lineage

Dusuqiyya Sufi order

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Order / organization

Public geography: Egypt, Sudan
Period / origin: Medieval roots; later institutional forms–present
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesEgypt, Sudan

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Atlas 1172Initiatory

Burhāniyya Sufi order

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Order / organization

Public geography: Egypt, Sudan
Period / origin: 20th-century transnational formation–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesEgypt, Sudan

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Atlas 1518Scholarly / historical only

Ancient Egyptian Opet Festival

Historical Religions & Mystery Cults Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Egypt
Period / origin: New Kingdom–Ptolemaic and Roman periods
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesEgypt

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Atlas 1520Scholarly / historical only

Khoiak festival of Osiris

Historical Religions & Mystery Cults Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Egypt
Period / origin: Middle Kingdom antecedents–Roman period
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesEgypt

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Atlas 1521Scholarly / historical only

Memphite cult of Ptah

Historical Religions & Mystery Cults Historical religion / cult

Public geography: Egypt
Period / origin: Early Dynastic period–late antiquity
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesEgypt

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Atlas 1522Scholarly / historical only

Crocodilopolitan cult of Sobek

Historical Religions & Mystery Cults Historical religion / cult

Public geography: Egypt
Period / origin: Pharaonic era–Roman period
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesEgypt

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Atlas 1596Scholarly / historical only

Pachomian cenobitic monastic tradition

Christian Mysticism Lineage / school

Public geography: Egypt
Period / origin: Early 4th century–later reception
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesEgypt

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Atlas 1629Varies by lineage

Gülşaniyya Khalwati branch

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Lineage / school

Public geography: Egypt
Period / origin: Late 15th–16th centuries–later branches
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesEgypt

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Atlas 1639Scholarly / historical only

Hāletiyya Gülshani branch

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Lineage / school

Public geography: Egypt
Period / origin: Ottoman period; historical
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesEgypt

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Atlas 1653Community-bound / restricted

Demirtaşiyya Khalwati branch

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Lineage / school

Public geography: Egypt
Period / origin: Late 15th century–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesEgypt

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