[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 .
Kawas is a root word used to describe a spiritual practitioner, healer, or shaman in the Amis culture.
The concept of spiritual healers has long been a part of many cultures, including the Amis people.
This includes the belief in a great and powerful creator, Kakrayan, who is responsible for all that exists and regulates the world according to his will.
Kawasan refers to something mysterious and may have had a deeper meaning as a dwelling place for kawas.