Mankóite
Asháninka · numen · Asháninka traditional religion; continuing · Recorded classification
Mankóite is a malevolent spirit that dwells in the ravines and gullies along the rivers of Asháninka country. Of human shape but ordinarily invisible, it is said to live much as outsiders do, its dwelling full of goods; to encounter it is an omen of death. It belongs to the demonic order of the lower world opposed to the hidden good spirits.
Domains
- death omen
Powers
- heralds death to whoever encounters it
Sources
- Mankóite is a demon of human form, usually invisible, that lives in the ravines along the rivers; an encounter with it heralds death.: Instituto Socioambiental. 'Ashaninka.' Povos Indígenas no Brasil. pib.socioambiental.org. (secondary)