klwilliams

The Manitou and Revenge of the Manitou stories propose a theory that the White Man's world has the spirits of mechanical, electrical, and other items that we create and use. They defeat the evil shaman by calling on the manitous of the various appliances and the power grid itself, whereas the bad guy is using the traditional evil spirits. It's an interesting thought, in and of itself. I think it would fill the position you describe.