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.

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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 0113Closed ethnoreligion

Yazidi religious tradition and Tawûsê Melek devotion

Christian Mysticism Religious tradition

Public geography: Armenia, Iraq, Syria, Türkiye
Period / origin: medieval formation–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesArmenia, Iraq, Syria +1

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Atlas 0115Community-bound / restricted

Alevi cem ceremony and Bektashi ritual traditions

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Türkiye
Period / origin: medieval/early modern roots–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesTürkiye

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Atlas 0550Community-bound / restricted

Alawite Religious Tradition

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Religious tradition

Public geography: Lebanon, Syria, Türkiye
Period / origin: 9th century–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesLebanon, Syria, Türkiye

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Atlas 0804Closed ethnoreligion

Dönmeh Sabbatean-Descendant Communities

Jewish Mysticism Religious tradition

Public geography: Türkiye
Period / origin: Late 17th century–present, with major secularization and dispersal
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesTürkiye

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Atlas 1179Varies by lineage

Mevlevi sema ceremony

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Türkiye
Period / origin: 13th-century roots–present
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesTürkiye

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Atlas 1377Community-bound / restricted

Dede Qorqud–Korkyt Ata epic, tale, and music heritage

Central, North & Inner Asian Umbrella tradition

Public geography: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Türkiye
Period / origin: Historically documented; living heritage
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesAzerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Türkiye

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Atlas 4063Scholarly / historical only

Nemrut Dağ hierothesion of Antiochus I

Historical Religions & Mystery Cults Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Türkiye
Period / origin: 1st century BCE
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesTürkiye

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Atlas 4064Scholarly / historical only

Yazılıkaya Hittite rock sanctuary

Historical Religions & Mystery Cults Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Türkiye
Period / origin: 13th century BCE monumental phase
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesTürkiye

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Atlas 4069Scholarly / historical only

Cult of Aphrodite at Aphrodisias

Historical Religions & Mystery Cults Historical religion / cult

Public geography: Türkiye
Period / origin: 2nd century BCE–late antiquity
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesTürkiye

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Atlas 4070Scholarly / historical only

Letoon federal sanctuary of Lycia

Historical Religions & Mystery Cults Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Türkiye
Period / origin: Classical–Roman periods
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesTürkiye

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Atlas 4078Scholarly / historical only

Oracle sanctuary of Apollo at Didyma

Historical Religions & Mystery Cults Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Türkiye
Period / origin: 6th century BCE–late antiquity
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesTürkiye

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Atlas 4537Open / public

Labraunda sanctuary of Zeus Labraundos

Historical Religions & Mystery Cults Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Türkiye
Period / origin: Archaic origins; major Hekatomnid development in the fourth century BCE
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesTürkiye

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Atlas 4538Open / public

Lagina sanctuary of Hecate

Historical Religions & Mystery Cults Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Türkiye
Period / origin: Hellenistic and Roman periods
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesTürkiye

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Atlas 4626Institution-specific

Mor Gabriel Monastery

Christian Mysticism Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Türkiye
Period / origin: Founded in late antiquity; active to present
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesTürkiye

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Atlas 4627Institution-specific

Deyrulzafaran Monastery

Christian Mysticism Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Türkiye
Period / origin: Late antique foundations; active to present
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesTürkiye

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Atlas 4655Institution-specific

Hacı Bektaş Veli Complex

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Türkiye
Period / origin: 13th-century origins; major 16th-century complex; museum since 1964
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesTürkiye

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Atlas 4657Institution-specific