Atlas of Religious and Esoteric LineagesFive thousand lineages · worldwide

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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

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Atlas 1081Scholarly / historical only

Shiur Qomah textual tradition

Jewish Mysticism Lineage / school

Public geography
Global, transnational, diaspora, textual, or doctrinal context; no single country
Period / origin
Late antiquity–early medieval period; dating debated
Evidence status
Directly cited

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

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Atlas 1082Scholarly / historical only

Third Enoch textual tradition

Jewish Mysticism Lineage / school

Public geography
Historical or contested polity; no modern country assigned
Period / origin
Late antique strata; surviving manuscripts medieval
Evidence status
Directly cited

Broader geographic contextHistorical or contested polity; no modern country assigned

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Atlas 1083Scholarly / historical only

Hekhalot Rabbati textual tradition

Jewish Mysticism Lineage / school

Public geography
Historical or contested polity; no modern country assigned
Period / origin
Late antique/early medieval strata; dating debated
Evidence status
Directly cited

Broader geographic contextHistorical or contested polity; no modern country assigned

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Atlas 1084Scholarly / historical only

Hekhalot Zutarti textual tradition

Jewish Mysticism Lineage / school

Public geography
Historical or contested polity; no modern country assigned
Period / origin
Late antique/early medieval strata; dating debated
Evidence status
Directly cited

Broader geographic contextHistorical or contested polity; no modern country assigned

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Atlas 1085Scholarly / historical only

Maaseh Merkavah textual tradition

Jewish Mysticism Lineage / school

Public geography
Broad regional context; no country assigned
Period / origin
Late antique–early medieval textual strata
Evidence status
Directly cited

Broader geographic contextBroad regional context; no country assigned

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Atlas 1086Scholarly / historical only

Merkavah Rabbah textual tradition

Jewish Mysticism Lineage / school

Public geography
Broad regional context; no country assigned
Period / origin
Late antique/early medieval strata
Evidence status
Directly cited

Broader geographic contextBroad regional context; no country assigned

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Atlas 1087Scholarly / historical only

Masekhet Hekhalot textual tradition

Jewish Mysticism Lineage / school

Public geography
Global, transnational, diaspora, textual, or doctrinal context; no single country
Period / origin
Early medieval composition/transmission; dating debated
Evidence status
Directly cited

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

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Atlas 1088Scholarly / historical only

Sar Torah revelatory-study tradition

Jewish Mysticism Practice / discipline

Public geography
Broad regional context; no country assigned
Period / origin
Late antique–early medieval textual strata
Evidence status
Directly cited

Broader geographic contextBroad regional context; no country assigned

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Atlas 1089Open / public

Sefer Hasidim textual-ethical tradition

Jewish Mysticism Lineage / school

Public geography
Broad regional context; no country assigned
Period / origin
12th–13th centuries and later reception
Evidence status
Directly cited

Broader geographic contextBroad regional context; no country assigned

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Atlas 1090Scholarly / historical only

Sefer Raziel ha-Malakh textual tradition

Jewish Mysticism Lineage / school

Public geography
Broad regional context; no country assigned
Period / origin
Medieval compilation; printed from 1701
Evidence status
Directly cited

Broader geographic contextBroad regional context; no country assigned

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Atlas 1091Scholarly / historical only

Testament of Solomon magical-demonological text

Jewish Mysticism Lineage / school

Public geography
Broad regional context; no country assigned
Period / origin
Late antique compilation; dating and provenance debated
Evidence status
Classification contested

Broader geographic contextBroad regional context; no country assigned

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Atlas 1092Scholarly / historical only

Treatise on the Left Emanation tradition

Jewish Mysticism Philosophical / theological school

Public geography
Broad regional context; no country assigned
Period / origin
Late 13th century and later reception
Evidence status
Directly cited

Broader geographic contextBroad regional context; no country assigned

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Atlas 1093Open / public

Tiqqunei ha-Zohar textual tradition

Jewish Mysticism Lineage / school

Public geography
Global, transnational, diaspora, textual, or doctrinal context; no single country
Period / origin
Late 13th–14th centuries; later reception
Evidence status
Directly cited

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

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Atlas 1094Open / public

Raaya Meheimna textual tradition

Jewish Mysticism Lineage / school

Public geography
Broad regional context; no country assigned
Period / origin
Late 13th–14th centuries; later reception
Evidence status
Directly cited

Broader geographic contextBroad regional context; no country assigned

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Atlas 1095Open / public

Idra assembly texts of the Zohar

Jewish Mysticism Lineage / school

Public geography
Broad regional context; no country assigned
Period / origin
Late 13th century and later reception
Evidence status
Directly cited

Broader geographic contextBroad regional context; no country assigned

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Atlas 1096Open / public

Gikatillan Kabbalah and Shaarei Orah reception

Jewish Mysticism Philosophical / theological school

Public geography
Broad regional context; no country assigned
Period / origin
Late 13th century onward
Evidence status
Directly cited

Broader geographic contextBroad regional context; no country assigned

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Atlas 1097Open / public

Yohanan Alemanno’s Italian kabbalistic synthesis

Jewish Mysticism Philosophical / theological school

Public geography
Italy
Period / origin
Late 15th–early 16th centuries
Evidence status
Directly cited

Country links · under reviewItaly

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Atlas 1098Scholarly / historical only

Sefer ha-Meshiv visionary-kabbalistic circle

Jewish Mysticism Lineage / school

Public geography
Broad regional context; no country assigned
Period / origin
Late 15th century
Evidence status
Directly cited

Broader geographic contextBroad regional context; no country assigned

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Atlas 1099Open / public

Safed Kabbalat Shabbat liturgical tradition

Jewish Mysticism Rite / ceremony

Public geography
Global, transnational, diaspora, textual, or doctrinal context; no single country
Period / origin
16th century–present
Evidence status
Directly cited

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

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Atlas 1100Open / public

Tikkun Leil Shavuot study vigil

Jewish Mysticism Rite / ceremony

Public geography
Global, transnational, diaspora, textual, or doctrinal context; no single country
Period / origin
16th century–present
Evidence status
Directly cited

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

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Atlas 1101Open / public

Kabbalistic Tu BiShvat seder tradition

Jewish Mysticism Rite / ceremony

Public geography
Global, transnational, diaspora, textual, or doctrinal context; no single country
Period / origin
Early modern period–present
Evidence status
Directly cited

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

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Atlas 1102Varies by lineage

Tikkun Hatzot midnight-lament tradition

Jewish Mysticism Practice / discipline

Public geography
Broad regional context; no country assigned
Period / origin
16th century–present
Evidence status
Directly cited

Broader geographic contextBroad regional context; no country assigned

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Atlas 1103Varies by lineage

Lurianic yihudim contemplative tradition

Jewish Mysticism Practice / discipline

Public geography
Broad regional context; no country assigned
Period / origin
16th century–present in selected lineages
Evidence status
Directly cited

Broader geographic contextBroad regional context; no country assigned

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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

Country links · under reviewBelarus, Israel, Ukraine +1

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