Atlas of Religious and Esoteric LineagesFive thousand lineages · worldwide

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

One index · three ways in

Explore the index

Search five thousand distinct lineages

Entry data: effective Atlas view
Geography: candidate layer pending adjudication

6 lineages in the selected candidate country

Page 1 of 1

Atlas 0149Community-bound / restricted

Bwiti

African & Afro-Diasporic Religious tradition

Public geography
Gabon
Period / origin
19th century and earlier roots; living
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesGabon

View full record
Atlas 1408Initiatory

Gabonese Ndjembè women’s society

African & Afro-Diasporic Order / organization

Public geography
Gabon
Period / origin
Historically documented; living contexts vary
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesGabon

View full record
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

View full record
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

View full record
Atlas 3861Community-bound / restricted

Betsi-Fang Nlô byeri family-altar tradition

African & Afro-Diasporic Religious tradition

Public geography
Gabon
Period / origin
19th-century documentation
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesGabon

View full record
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

View full record