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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 0771Initiatory

Adonhiramite Rite

Western Esotericism & Initiatory Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Brazil, France, Portugal
Period / origin: 18th century–present in some jurisdictions
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesBrazil, France, Portugal

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Atlas 1000Institution-specific

Fundação BIAL

Consciousness & Psychical Research Order / organization

Public geography: Portugal
Period / origin: Founded 1994; active
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesPortugal

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Atlas 2652Initiatory

Dun Ailline Druid Brotherhood

Pagan & Reconstructionist Order / organization

Public geography: Spain, Portugal
Period / origin: Contemporary
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesSpain, Portugal

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Atlas 2666Initiatory

Celtiberian Wicca initiatory tradition

Pagan & Reconstructionist Lineage / school

Public geography: Spain, Portugal
Period / origin: Modern refounding in the 1980s; registered in Spain in 2011
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesSpain, Portugal

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Atlas 3086Institution-specific

Batalha Monastery

Christian Mysticism Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Portugal
Period / origin: Founded in the late 14th century
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesPortugal

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Atlas 3087Institution-specific

Alcobaça Monastery

Christian Mysticism Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Portugal
Period / origin: Founded in the 12th century
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesPortugal

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Atlas 3088Institution-specific

Convent of Christ in Tomar

Christian Mysticism Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Portugal
Period / origin: 12th–16th centuries
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesPortugal

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Atlas 3089Institution-specific

Jerónimos Monastery sacred complex

Christian Mysticism Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Portugal
Period / origin: Founded at the beginning of the 16th century
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesPortugal

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Atlas 3244Institution-specific

Ligmincha Portugal Yungdrung Bon network

Bön & Himalayan Traditions Order / organization

Public geography: Portugal
Period / origin: Current listed national network; founding date not asserted
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesPortugal

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