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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 0976Open / public

Suomenusko Finnish native-faith revival

Pagan & Reconstructionist Revival / reconstruction

Public geography: Finland
Period / origin: Late twentieth-century revival drawing on older folklore
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesFinland

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Atlas 1483Community-bound / restricted

Sámi sieidi sacred-site traditions

Oceanian & Circumpolar Religious tradition

Public geography: Finland, Norway, Russia, Sweden
Period / origin: Archaeologically and historically documented; contemporary relationships and revitalization vary
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesFinland, Norway, Russia +1

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Atlas 1484Community-bound / restricted

Sámi luohti and joik traditions

Oceanian & Circumpolar Umbrella tradition

Public geography: Finland, Norway, Russia, Sweden
Period / origin: Historically documented; suppressed in some institutions and living today
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesFinland, Norway, Russia +1

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Atlas 3148Community-bound / restricted

Karhun Kansa Finnish religious community

Pagan & Reconstructionist Religious tradition

Public geography: Finland
Period / origin: Registered in 2013; current activity not inferred
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesFinland

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Atlas 3149Institution-specific

Taivaannaula Finnish heritage-faith association

Pagan & Reconstructionist Order / organization

Public geography: Finland
Period / origin: Founded in 2007; living association
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesFinland

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Atlas 3236Institution-specific

Ligmincha Finland Yungdrung Bon network

Bön & Himalayan Traditions Order / organization

Public geography: Finland
Period / origin: Current listed national network; founding date not asserted
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesFinland

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Atlas 3449Community-bound / restricted

Petäjävesi Old Church

Oceanian & Circumpolar Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Finland
Period / origin: 1763–1879 regular parish use; present bounded summer and churchyard use
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesFinland

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