Kawas (mythology)
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Kawas are supernatural entities in the Amis faith. Though the Amis have converted to Christianity, their spiritual beliefs and Christianity have syncretized and the term kawas is still used.[1]
Kawas are divided into six groups: gods, ancestors, souls of living, spirits of living things, spirits of lifeless objects, and ghosts and mysterious beings, giving their blessing or calamities to mortals according to myths about them .[1] Bamboo oracle specialists were among communicators. Lisin, or ceremony, was the preferred method to cope with kawas.
Kawas is a root word used to describe a spiritual practitioner, healer, or shaman in the Amis culture.
