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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 0148Community-bound / restricted

Dogon religion and Nommo cosmology

African & Afro-Diasporic Religious tradition

Public geography: Burkina Faso, Mali
Period / origin: Indigenous; extensively documented in the 20th century
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesBurkina Faso, Mali

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Atlas 0652Community-bound / restricted

Kôrêdugaw Rite of Wisdom

African & Afro-Diasporic Order / organization

Public geography: Mali
Period / origin: Precolonial–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesMali

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Atlas 0662Community-bound / restricted

Bamana Komo Society

African & Afro-Diasporic Order / organization

Public geography: Mali
Period / origin: Precolonial–present/changed
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesMali

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Atlas 1399Initiatory

Dogon Awa mask-society traditions

African & Afro-Diasporic Order / organization

Public geography: Mali
Period / origin: Historically documented; living contexts vary
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesMali

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Atlas 1400Initiatory

Dogon Sigui ceremonial cycle

African & Afro-Diasporic Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Mali
Period / origin: Ethnographically documented multi-decade cycle; contemporary status varies
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesMali

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Atlas 1424Community-bound / restricted

Sanké mon collective fishing rite

African & Afro-Diasporic Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Mali
Period / origin: Historically documented; living but endangered
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesMali

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Atlas 1648Community-bound / restricted

Mukhtāriyya–Kuntiyya Qādirī branch

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Lineage / school

Public geography: Mali, Mauritania
Period / origin: 18th–19th centuries–living family and scholarly networks
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesMali, Mauritania

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Atlas 1869Community-bound / restricted

Manden Charter public recitation tradition

African & Afro-Diasporic Lineage / school

Public geography: Mali
Period / origin: Historically layered; living oral reception
Evidence status: Classification contested

Candidate countriesMali

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Atlas 1889Community-bound / restricted

Tuareg Imzad women’s musical lineage

African & Afro-Diasporic Lineage / school

Public geography: Algeria, Mali, Niger
Period / origin: Historically documented; living
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesAlgeria, Mali, Niger

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Atlas 2870Community-bound / restricted

Djingareyber Mosque

African & Afro-Diasporic Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Mali
Period / origin: 14th century–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesMali

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Atlas 2871Community-bound / restricted

Sankore Mosque

African & Afro-Diasporic Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Mali
Period / origin: 14th century–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesMali

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Atlas 2872Community-bound / restricted

Sidi Yahia Mosque

African & Afro-Diasporic Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Mali
Period / origin: 15th century–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesMali

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Atlas 2873Community-bound / restricted

Tomb of Askia

African & Afro-Diasporic Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Mali
Period / origin: 15th century–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesMali

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Atlas 2874Community-bound / restricted

Great Mosque of Djenné

African & Afro-Diasporic Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Mali
Period / origin: 13th century origins; present structure 1907–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesMali

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Atlas 3851Community-bound / restricted

Ci Wara agricultural masquerade

African & Afro-Diasporic Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Mali
Period / origin: 19th–20th-century documentation; continuing heritage
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesMali

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Atlas 3852Community-bound / restricted

Sogoni Koun masquerade tradition

African & Afro-Diasporic Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Mali
Period / origin: 19th–20th-century documentation; continuing heritage
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesMali

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Atlas 3853Community-bound / restricted

Koni Koun masquerade tradition

African & Afro-Diasporic Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Mali
Period / origin: 19th–20th-century documentation; continuing heritage
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesMali

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Atlas 3854Community-bound / restricted

N’Gonzon Koun agricultural masquerade

African & Afro-Diasporic Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Mali
Period / origin: 19th–20th-century documentation; continuing heritage
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesMali

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Atlas 4148Varies by lineage

Hamaliyya Tijani branch

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Lineage / school

Public geography: Mali, Mauritania
Period / origin: early 20th century–present
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesMali, Mauritania

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Atlas 4340Community-bound / restricted

Cultural space of the Yaaral and Degal

African & Afro-Diasporic Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Mali
Period / origin: Longstanding pastoral cycle; active
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesMali

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Atlas 4854Community-bound / restricted

Dogon Dama funerary ceremony

African & Afro-Diasporic Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Mali
Period / origin: Precolonial–present
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesMali

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Atlas 4855Initiatory

Bamana Kònò power association

African & Afro-Diasporic Order / organization

Public geography: Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali
Period / origin: 19th–mid-20th-century documentation
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesBurkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali

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Atlas 4856Initiatory

Bamana Jo initiatory association

African & Afro-Diasporic Order / organization

Public geography: Mali
Period / origin: Historically documented; limited contemporary continuation reported
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesMali

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Atlas 4857Community-bound / restricted

Bamana Ntomo association

African & Afro-Diasporic Order / organization

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

Candidate countriesMali

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