Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Exorcism=== [[File:Inda Abba Hadera holy water.jpg|thumb|Inda Abba Hadera holy water in [[Inda Sillasie]]]]Priests intervene and perform [[exorcism]]s on behalf of those believed to be afflicted by demons or ''[[buda (folklore)|buda]]''. According to a 2010 [[Pew Research Center]] study, 74% of Christians in Ethiopia report having experienced or witnessed an exorcism.<ref name="bbc2010-04-15">{{cite news |title=Ten things we have learnt about Africa |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8620249.stm |work=BBC News |date=April 15, 2010 |access-date=April 15, 2010 |quote=In Ethiopia, 74% of Christians say they have experienced or witnessed the devil or evil spirits being driven out of a person}}</ref> Demon-possessed persons are brought to a church or prayer meeting.<ref name="geleta">Geleta, Amsalu Tadesse. "[http://www.lausanne.org/all-documents/ethiopian-case-study.html Case Study: Demonization and the Practice of Exorcism in Ethiopian Churches] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100101104543/http://www.lausanne.org/all-documents/ethiopian-case-study.html |date=2010-01-01 }}". Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization, Nairobi, August 2000.</ref> Often, when an ill person has not responded to modern medical treatment, the affliction is attributed to demons.<ref name="geleta" /> Unusual or especially perverse deeds, particularly when performed in public, are symptomatic of a demoniac.<ref name="geleta" /> Superhuman strength β such as breaking one's bindings, as described in the New Testament accounts β along with [[glossolalia]] are observed in the afflicted.<ref name="geleta" /> Amsalu Geleta, in a modern case study, relates elements that are common to Ethiopian Christian exorcisms: <blockquote> It includes singing praise and victory songs, reading from the Scripture, prayer and confronting the spirit in the name of Jesus. Dialogue with the spirit is another important part of the exorcism ceremony. It helps the counsellor (exorcist) to know how the spirit was operating in the life of the demoniac. The signs and events mentioned by the spirit are affirmed by the victim after deliverance.<ref name="geleta" /></blockquote> The exorcism is not always successful, and Geleta notes another instance in which the usual methods were unsuccessful, and the demons apparently left the subject at a later time. In any event, "in all cases the spirit is commanded in no other name than the name of Jesus."<ref name="geleta" /> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page