In "Preliminary Questions" in The Elementary Forms of Religious Life, Durkheim shows that religion and magic are the same because both form lasting bonds between practitioner and follower.

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In "Preliminary Questions," Durkheim actually argues that religion and magic are fundamentally different because religion involves a collective, public worship of a sacred entity or idea, while magic is a private, individualistic attempt to control supernatural forces. While both may create lasting bonds, this is not the reason for their similarity or difference.

In "Preliminary Questions" in the Elementary Forms of Religious Life