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

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Entries: 5,000
Geographic connections: 7,326
Countries and territories: 162

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Atlas 0817Open / public

Centering Prayer and Contemplative Outreach

Christian Mysticism Practice / discipline

Public geography: United States
Period / origin: 1970s–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewUnited States

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Atlas 0818Open / public

World Community for Christian Meditation (John Main Tradition)

Christian Mysticism Order / organization

Public geography: Canada, United Kingdom
Period / origin: 1975–present; WCCM organized from 1991
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewCanada, United Kingdom

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Atlas 0819Scholarly / historical only

Montanist New Prophecy Movement

Christian Mysticism Historical religion / cult

Public geography: Historical or contested polity; no modern country assigned
Period / origin: c. 160s–6th century, with later polemical reception
Evidence status: Directly cited

Broader geographic contextHistorical or contested polity; no modern country assigned

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Atlas 0820Scholarly / historical only

Messalian (Euchite) Ascetic Movement

Christian Mysticism Historical religion / cult

Public geography: Syria
Period / origin: 4th–6th centuries; later heresiological reception
Evidence status: Classification contested

Country links · under reviewSyria

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Atlas 0821Initiatory

Naqshbandiyya Sufi Order

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Order / organization

Public geography: China
Period / origin: 14th century–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewChina

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Atlas 0822Initiatory

Mevlevi Sufi Order

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Order / organization

Public geography: Historical or contested polity; no modern country assigned
Period / origin: 13th century–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Broader geographic contextHistorical or contested polity; no modern country assigned

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Atlas 0823Initiatory

Bektashi Sufi Order

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Order / organization

Public geography: Albania
Period / origin: 13th-century roots; institutional consolidation from the 15th century–present
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Country links · under reviewAlbania

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Atlas 0824Initiatory

Badawiyya (Aḥmadiyya of al-Badawi) Sufi Order

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Order / organization

Public geography: Egypt
Period / origin: 13th century–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewEgypt

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Atlas 0825Initiatory

Darqawiyya Sufi Order

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Order / organization

Public geography: Algeria, Morocco
Period / origin: Late 18th century–present
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Country links · under reviewAlgeria, Morocco

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Atlas 0826Initiatory

Aḥmadiyya–Idrisiyya Sufi Tradition

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Lineage / school

Public geography: Yemen
Period / origin: Early 19th century–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewYemen

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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

Country links · under reviewEritrea, Sudan

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Atlas 0828Initiatory

Algerian Rahmaniyya Sufi Order

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Order / organization

Public geography: Algeria
Period / origin: 1770s–present
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Country links · under reviewAlgeria

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Atlas 0829Initiatory

Khalwati-Jerrahi Sufi Order

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Order / organization

Public geography: Historical or contested polity; no modern country assigned
Period / origin: Early 18th century–present
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Broader geographic contextHistorical or contested polity; no modern country assigned

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Atlas 0830Varies by lineage

Ottoman Melāmiyya (Bayrāmī-Melāmī and Nūrī-Melāmī Currents)

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Lineage / school

Public geography: Broad regional context; no country assigned
Period / origin: 15th–20th centuries; limited continuing reception
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Broader geographic contextBroad regional context; no country assigned

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Atlas 0831Varies by lineage

Uwaysī Mode of Spiritual Transmission

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Practice / discipline

Public geography: Broad regional context; no country assigned
Period / origin: Early Islamic exemplary narrative; medieval–present Sufi usage
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Broader geographic contextBroad regional context; no country assigned

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Atlas 0832Community-bound / restricted

Nizārī Ismaili Esoteric Tradition

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Religious tradition

Public geography: Iran, Syria
Period / origin: 1094–present
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Country links · under reviewIran, Syria

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Atlas 0833Community-bound / restricted

Satpanth Ismaili Ginān Tradition

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Religious tradition

Public geography: Global, transnational, diaspora, textual, or doctrinal context; no single country
Period / origin: 13th century–present
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Broader geographic contextGlobal, transnational, diaspora, textual, or doctrinal context; no single country

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Atlas 0834Initiatory

ʿAlāwiyya Sufi Order (Aḥmad al-ʿAlāwī Lineage)

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Order / organization

Public geography: Algeria
Period / origin: Early 20th century–present
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Country links · under reviewAlgeria

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Atlas 0835Open / public

Pūrva Mīmāṃsā

South Asian Traditions Philosophical / theological school

Public geography: India
Period / origin: late first millennium BCE–present intellectual lineages
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewIndia

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Atlas 0836Open / public

Bhedābheda Vedānta

South Asian Traditions Philosophical / theological school

Public geography: India
Period / origin: early medieval period–present intellectual reception
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewIndia

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Atlas 0837Varies by lineage

Śuddhādvaita Vedānta

South Asian Traditions Philosophical / theological school

Public geography: Global, transnational, diaspora, textual, or doctrinal context; no single country
Period / origin: 15th century–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Broader geographic contextGlobal, transnational, diaspora, textual, or doctrinal context; no single country

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Atlas 0838Open / public