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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 4645Scholarly / historical only

Aḥmad Ghazālī love-mysticism reception current

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Lineage / school

Public geography: Iran
Period / origin: Early 12th century onward
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesIran

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Atlas 4646Open / public

Sawāniḥ of Aḥmad Ghazālī

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography: Iran
Period / origin: Composed circa 1114; later Persian reception
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesIran

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Atlas 4647Open / public

Tamhīdāt of ʿAyn al-Quḍāt Hamadānī

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography: Iran
Period / origin: Early 12th century; commentarial reception through the 17th century
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIran

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Atlas 4659Institution-specific

Sheikh Ahmad-e Jām khanqah and mausoleum complex

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Iran
Period / origin: 12th–20th-century architectural ensemble
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIran

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Atlas 4750Scholarly / historical only

Jāmiʿ al-Tawārīkh manuscript heritage

Central, North & Inner Asian Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography: Iran
Period / origin: Early 14th century; dispersed manuscript tradition
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIran

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