Work and faith in the Kentucky coal fields

Callahan, Richard J., 1967-

Work and faith in the Kentucky coal fields subject to dust / [electronic resource] : Richard J. Callahan, Jr. - Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2009. - xv, 259 p. : ill. - Religion in North America . - Religion in North America. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-248) and index.

Introduction -- Appalachian Mountain religion -- Patterns of life and work -- Coal town life -- "It's about as dangerous a thing as exists" -- Power in the blood -- Suffering and redemption -- Conclusion.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
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Coal miners--Religious life.


Kentucky--Religious life and customs.


Electronic books.

BT555.K4 / C35 2009eb

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