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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.

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 3844Community-bound / restricted

Baga D’mba great-mother masquerade

African & Afro-Diasporic Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Guinea
Period / origin: Late 19th–20th-century documentation
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesGuinea

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Atlas 3846Community-bound / restricted

Baga a-Tshol shrine tradition

African & Afro-Diasporic Religious tradition

Public geography: Guinea
Period / origin: 19th–20th-century documentation
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesGuinea

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Atlas 3847Community-bound / restricted

Baga a-Mantsho-ña-Tshol masquerade

African & Afro-Diasporic Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Guinea
Period / origin: 19th–20th-century documentation; late-20th-century revival reported
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesGuinea

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Atlas 4339Community-bound / restricted

Cultural space of the Sosso-Bala

African & Afro-Diasporic Umbrella tradition

Public geography: Guinea
Period / origin: Medieval royal memory–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesGuinea

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