A living reference atlas

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 0665Community-bound / restricted

Jola Bukut Initiation

African & Afro-Diasporic Religious tradition

Public geography: Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Senegal
Period / origin: Precolonial–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesGambia, Guinea-Bissau, Senegal

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Atlas 0918Community-bound / restricted

Kankurang Manding initiatory rite

African & Afro-Diasporic Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Gambia, Senegal
Period / origin: Long-standing; documented before 2005; living
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesGambia, Senegal

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Atlas 1171Community-bound / restricted

Layene Brotherhood

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Religious tradition

Public geography: Senegal
Period / origin: Founded in the 1880s–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesSenegal

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Atlas 1394Community-bound / restricted

Serer Pangool ancestral-spirit traditions

African & Afro-Diasporic Religious tradition

Public geography: Gambia, Senegal
Period / origin: Historically documented; living
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesGambia, Senegal

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Atlas 1395Community-bound / restricted

Serer Xooy divination ceremony

African & Afro-Diasporic Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Senegal
Period / origin: Historically documented; living; UNESCO-listed 2013
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesSenegal

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Atlas 2885Community-bound / restricted

Bassari Country initiation landscapes

African & Afro-Diasporic Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Senegal
Period / origin: Historic–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesSenegal

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Atlas 2886Scholarly / historical only

Stone Circles of Senegambia funerary ritual landscape

African & Afro-Diasporic Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Gambia, Senegal
Period / origin: 3rd century BCE–16th century CE
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesGambia, Senegal

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Atlas 3389Scholarly / historical only

Saloum Delta

African & Afro-Diasporic Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Senegal
Period / origin: 2nd millennium BCE–present cultural memory
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesSenegal

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Atlas 4160Open / public

Grand Magal of Touba

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Senegal
Period / origin: 1928–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesSenegal

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Atlas 4161Open / public

Gamou of Tivaouane

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Senegal
Period / origin: contemporary annual observance
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesSenegal

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