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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 0112Closed ethnoreligion

Mandaean Naṣoraean priestly and esoteric tradition

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Lineage / school

Public geography: Iraq, Iran
Period / origin: late antique roots–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIraq, Iran

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Atlas 0113Closed ethnoreligion

Yazidi religious tradition and Tawûsê Melek devotion

Christian Mysticism Religious tradition

Public geography: Armenia, Iraq, Syria, Türkiye
Period / origin: medieval formation–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesArmenia, Iraq, Syria +1

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Atlas 0114Community-bound / restricted

Yarsan (Ahl-e Haqq) jam ceremony

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Iraq, Iran
Period / origin: medieval/early modern–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIraq, Iran

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Atlas 0165Community-bound / restricted

Qādiriyya dhikr and ḥaḍra traditions

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Order / organization

Public geography: Iraq
Period / origin: 12th century onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIraq

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Atlas 0548Open / public

Qarmatian Ismailism

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Religious tradition

Public geography: Bahrain, Iraq, Iran
Period / origin: 9th–11th centuries
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesBahrain, Iraq, Iran

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Atlas 1147Open / public

Hallajian mystical-poetic reception

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Lineage / school

Public geography: Iraq
Period / origin: Late 9th–early 10th centuries; later reception
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIraq

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Atlas 1185Open / public

Ghazalian Sufi ethical spirituality

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Philosophical / theological school

Public geography: Iraq
Period / origin: Late 11th–early 12th century; enduring reception
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIraq

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Atlas 1188Varies by lineage

Persian theoretical ʿirfān

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Philosophical / theological school

Public geography: Iraq, Iran
Period / origin: Safavid period–present
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesIraq, Iran

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Atlas 2112Scholarly / historical only

Abhariyya Sufi order

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Lineage / school

Public geography: Iraq, Iran
Period / origin: 12th–13th centuries
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesIraq, Iran

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Atlas 2124Scholarly / historical only

Hawwariyya branch of the Sahliyya

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Lineage / school

Public geography: Iraq
Period / origin: 10th century
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesIraq

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Atlas 2637Varies by lineage

Kayyaliyya branch of the Rifaiyya

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Lineage / school

Public geography: Iraq
Period / origin: 13th century
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesIraq

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Atlas 3111Scholarly / historical only

Iḥyāʾ ʿUlūm al-Dīn textual corpus

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography: Iraq
Period / origin: Late 11th–early 12th century
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIraq

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Atlas 3123Scholarly / historical only

Jāmiʿ al-Saʿādāt textual teaching

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography: Iraq, Iran
Period / origin: 18th century
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIraq, Iran

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Atlas 3128Scholarly / historical only

Spiritual Journey of the Mystics

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography: Iraq, Iran
Period / origin: Late 19th–early 20th century
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIraq, Iran

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Atlas 3604Open / public

ʿAwārif al-Maʿārif of ʿUmar al-Suhrawardī

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography: Iraq
Period / origin: 12th–13th century
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIraq

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Atlas 3605Open / public

Qūt al-Qulūb of Abū Ṭālib al-Makkī

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography: Iraq
Period / origin: 10th century
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIraq

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Atlas 3610Open / public

Tafsīr al-Tustarī

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography: Iraq
Period / origin: 9th century
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIraq

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Atlas 4643Scholarly / historical only

ʿAbdakiyya ascetic current

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Lineage / school

Public geography: Iraq
Period / origin: Late 8th–early 9th centuries
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIraq

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Atlas 4654Open / public

Mawāqif of al-Niffarī

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography: Egypt, Iraq
Period / origin: 10th century; modern scholarly reception
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesEgypt, Iraq

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