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Kawas refers to an Amis supernatural entity. Though the Amis have converted to Christianity, their spiritual beliefs and Christianity have syncretized and the term kawas is still used. Kawas are divided into 6 groups: gods, ancestors, souls of living, spirits of living things, spirits of lifeless objects, and ghosts and mysterious being giving their blessing or calamities to mortals according to myths about them . Bamboo oracle specialists were among communicators. Lisin, or ceremony, was the preferred method to cope with kawas.

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  • Kawas refers to an Amis supernatural entity. Though the Amis have converted to Christianity, their spiritual beliefs and Christianity have syncretized and the term kawas is still used. Kawas are divided into 6 groups: gods, ancestors, souls of living, spirits of living things, spirits of lifeless objects, and ghosts and mysterious being giving their blessing or calamities to mortals according to myths about them . Bamboo oracle specialists were among communicators. Lisin, or ceremony, was the preferred method to cope with kawas. (en)
  • 卡瓦斯（阿美文：Kawas）是指阿美族對神、鬼、祖先（祖靈）、動物、植物和人（英雄）的靈魂……等超自然生命體的總稱。儘管大部分的阿美族人基本已改宗基督教，原本的信仰和基督教已融為一體，但是卡瓦斯一詞對傳統的阿美族人含不同的意義。 (zh)
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  • Kawas refers to an Amis supernatural entity. Though the Amis have converted to Christianity, their spiritual beliefs and Christianity have syncretized and the term kawas is still used. Kawas are divided into 6 groups: gods, ancestors, souls of living, spirits of living things, spirits of lifeless objects, and ghosts and mysterious being giving their blessing or calamities to mortals according to myths about them . Bamboo oracle specialists were among communicators. Lisin, or ceremony, was the preferred method to cope with kawas. (en)
  • 卡瓦斯（阿美文：Kawas）是指阿美族對神、鬼、祖先（祖靈）、動物、植物和人（英雄）的靈魂……等超自然生命體的總稱。儘管大部分的阿美族人基本已改宗基督教，原本的信仰和基督教已融為一體，但是卡瓦斯一詞對傳統的阿美族人含不同的意義。 (zh)
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  • Kawas (mythology) (en)
  • 卡瓦斯 (阿美族) (zh)
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