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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.

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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 1382Community-bound / restricted

Tajik Falak expressive-music tradition

Central, North & Inner Asian Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Tajikistan
Period / origin: Historically documented; living
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesTajikistan

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Atlas 1848Varies by lineage

Shashmaqom classical-devotional transmission tradition

Central, North & Inner Asian Lineage / school

Public geography: Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Period / origin: 16th century–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesTajikistan, Uzbekistan

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Atlas 1852Open / public

Sadeh–Sada fire celebration

Central, North & Inner Asian Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Iran, Tajikistan
Period / origin: Historically deep; living
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIran, Tajikistan

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Atlas 3348Scholarly / historical only

Proto-urban Site of Sarazm

Central, North & Inner Asian Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Tajikistan
Period / origin: 4th–3rd millennia BCE
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesTajikistan

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Atlas 3349Scholarly / historical only

Cultural Heritage Sites of Ancient Khuttal

Central, North & Inner Asian Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Tajikistan
Period / origin: 7th–16th centuries
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesTajikistan

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Atlas 3358Scholarly / historical only

Ancient Penjikent

Central, North & Inner Asian Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Tajikistan
Period / origin: 5th–8th centuries CE
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesTajikistan

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Atlas 3359Scholarly / historical only

Takhti Sangin

Central, North & Inner Asian Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Tajikistan
Period / origin: 3rd century BCE–3rd century CE
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesTajikistan

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Atlas 3934Community-bound / restricted

Hazrati Shoh Mausoleum pilgrimage site

Central, North & Inner Asian Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Tajikistan
Period / origin: 9th–10th centuries; living pilgrimage use documented
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesTajikistan

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Atlas 3941Community-bound / restricted

Mehregan ceremony

Central, North & Inner Asian Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Iran, Tajikistan
Period / origin: Ancient roots; living contemporary celebration
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIran, Tajikistan

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