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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 0827Initiatory

Khatmiyya (Mirghaniyya) Sufi Order

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Order / organization

Public geography: Eritrea, Sudan
Period / origin: Early 19th century–present
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesEritrea, Sudan

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Atlas 1162Varies by lineage

Sammaniyya Sufi order

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Order / organization

Public geography: Egypt, Sudan
Period / origin: 18th century–present
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesEgypt, Sudan

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Atlas 1164Varies by lineage

Dusuqiyya Sufi order

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Order / organization

Public geography: Egypt, Sudan
Period / origin: Medieval roots; later institutional forms–present
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesEgypt, Sudan

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Atlas 1172Initiatory

Burhāniyya Sufi order

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Order / organization

Public geography: Egypt, Sudan
Period / origin: 20th-century transnational formation–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesEgypt, Sudan

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Atlas 3378Scholarly / historical only

Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region

African & Afro-Diasporic Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Sudan
Period / origin: 2nd millennium BCE–4th century CE
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesSudan

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Atlas 3387Scholarly / historical only

Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe

African & Afro-Diasporic Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Sudan
Period / origin: 8th century BCE–4th century CE
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesSudan

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Atlas 3840Community-bound / restricted

Al-Jertiq rites of Sudan

African & Afro-Diasporic Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Sudan
Period / origin: Long-standing–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesSudan

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