"The Fifth Business" by Robertson Davies.

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The Fifth Business: Magic vs. Religion Magic and religion are two very different things, the words are antithesis. They oppose each other because religion is against magic. Religion is based on treating people the way they deserve to be treated and worshipping the Lord, magic is based on trickery or supernatural ways. In the Fifth Business, Dunstan doesn't take part in the supernatural part of magic, he takes part in the deceitful part of it. …

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…is very hard to describe together because they're so abstract. There are many different definitions and meanings to the both of them. Who's to say which is right? Magic is defined as either good or evil. Magic in religion is called miracles. Maybe the two are part of the same thing. They both mean millions of different things because there are millions of different people and to each person, magic and religion mean different things.