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 1104Community-bound / restricted

Karlin–Stolin Hasidic dynasty

Jewish Mysticism Lineage / school

Public geography: Belarus, Israel, Ukraine, United States
Period / origin: Late 18th century–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesBelarus, Israel, Ukraine +1

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Atlas 1105Community-bound / restricted

Chernobyl Hasidic dynasty

Jewish Mysticism Lineage / school

Public geography: Israel, Ukraine
Period / origin: Late 18th century–present branches
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIsrael, Ukraine

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Atlas 1106Community-bound / restricted

Ruzhin Hasidic dynasty

Jewish Mysticism Lineage / school

Public geography: Israel, Ukraine
Period / origin: Early 19th century–present branches
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIsrael, Ukraine

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Atlas 1588Community-bound / restricted

Skver Hasidic dynasty

Jewish Mysticism Lineage / school

Public geography: Israel, Ukraine
Period / origin: 19th century–present
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesIsrael, Ukraine

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Atlas 1589Community-bound / restricted

Talne Hasidic dynasty

Jewish Mysticism Lineage / school

Public geography: Israel, Ukraine
Period / origin: 19th century–present branches
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesIsrael, Ukraine

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Atlas 1595Community-bound / restricted

Savran–Bendery Hasidic dynasty

Jewish Mysticism Lineage / school

Public geography: Israel, Moldova, Ukraine
Period / origin: Early 19th century–present descendant lines
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIsrael, Moldova, Ukraine

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Atlas 1607Community-bound / restricted

Glinsk Hermitage eldership tradition

Christian Mysticism Lineage / school

Public geography: Ukraine
Period / origin: 18th–20th centuries; later ecclesial commemoration
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesUkraine

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Atlas 2063Community-bound / restricted

Hornosteipol–Cherkassy Chernobyl branch

Jewish Mysticism Lineage / school

Public geography: Ukraine
Period / origin: 19th century; later descendants
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesUkraine

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Atlas 2064Community-bound / restricted

Makarov Chernobyl branch

Jewish Mysticism Lineage / school

Public geography: Ukraine
Period / origin: Founded in the 19th century; later descendants
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesUkraine

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Atlas 2065Community-bound / restricted

Rachmastrivka Chernobyl branch

Jewish Mysticism Lineage / school

Public geography: Ukraine, Israel, United States
Period / origin: Founded in the 19th century; living branches
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesUkraine, Israel, United States

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Atlas 3104Institution-specific

Kyiv Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra

Christian Mysticism Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Ukraine
Period / origin: 11th century and later development
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesUkraine

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Atlas 4443Varies by lineage

RUNVira Ukrainian Native Faith

Pagan & Reconstructionist Revival / reconstruction

Public geography: Ukraine
Period / origin: 1960s–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesUkraine

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Atlas 4572Scholarly / historical only

Korets Hasidic devotional school

Jewish Mysticism Lineage / school

Public geography: Ukraine
Period / origin: 18th century
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesUkraine

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Atlas 4573Scholarly / historical only

Strelisk ecstatic-prayer school

Jewish Mysticism Lineage / school

Public geography: Ukraine
Period / origin: Late 18th–early 19th centuries
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesUkraine

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Atlas 4575Scholarly / historical only

Barditshev Hasidic devotional current

Jewish Mysticism Lineage / school

Public geography: Ukraine
Period / origin: Late 18th–early 19th centuries
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesUkraine

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Atlas 4586Open / public

Breslov Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage to Uman

Jewish Mysticism Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Ukraine
Period / origin: 19th century–present
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesUkraine

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