Bali
Gamang
Nature / Ancestral Spirit Danger 2 of 5 · Unsettling
- Form
- Spirit being class
- Origin
- Gamang: the general Balinese class of subtle spirit beings inhabiting places, objects and crossroads, propitiated with daily canang offerings — the background population of Bali's spirit world.
- Behavior
- Influence household fortune; neglected gamang bring unease and illness.
- Deterrents and vulnerabilities
- Daily offerings keep relations good.
- Diet
- Non-consumptive
- Culture
- Balinese
- Region
- Bali
- Sampling
- Added in dataset v3–v5; first placed on a tree here.
Coded characters
◆ New entry coded by folklore synthesis. Sex: Unspecified.
| Human-like | Humanoid, witch, or human spirit |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male, unspecified, or variable |
| Death or birth origin | Not death or birth related |
| Incorporeal | Embodied creature or witch |
| Flight | Grounded |
| Burial | None or weak |
| Children | None |
| Blood and organs | None |
| Theft and mischief | None |
| Hair or fur | None |
| Animal form | None |
| Detached head | None |
| Fire or light | None |
| Water | None |
| Forest | Forest, jungle, or mountain |
| Settlement | Village, house, hospital, or road |
| Black magic | Black magic or witchcraft central |
| Widespread | Localized |
| Body plan | Humanoid spirit |
| Diet | Non-consumptive |
Nearest on the tree
Identical coding to Orang Bunian, Hantu Rimba, Waruga Spirit, Dedemit, Lelembut, Peri, Roh Komodo, Penunggu, Putri Gunung Ledang, Wong Samar, Putri Mandalika, Hainuwele, so the tree cannot separate them.
