Man looks for the assistance of spiritual powers, real
or imagined, to solve the problems which he faces in the physical world. In the
consciousness of the people the physical is not to be separated from the
spiritual; the spiritual is a higher realm directing and commanding the
physical. These spirits are considered responsible for bodily wellbeing or
sickness, social success or failure, abundance or scarcity of crops. These
spirits are factors which must be reckoned with in
seeking protection against the forces, known and unknown, that influence the
struggle for life. (Haile-Gabriel, 1971, p. 3)
