Keep Sweet: An Ideological Analysis of the FLDS Cult Led by Warren Jeffs

Authors

Kassidi Andrus, Utah State UniversityFollow

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Description

This presentation is an ideological criticism of the 'keep sweet' ideology that contributes to the hegemonic society of the FLDS religious cult led by Warren Jeffs. The fundamentalists of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints are a cult that practices polygamy and communalism. According to Michael McGee, humans are not conditioned directly to beliefs but to a vocabulary of concepts, called ideographs, that function as guides, excuses for behavior, and act as building blocks for an ideology. Two ideographs will be analyzed: perfection and obedience.

Publication Date

12-7-2022

City

Logan, UT

Keywords

FLDS, ideographs, ideological criticism, religious cult

Disciplines

Arts and Humanities

Recommended Citation

Andrus, Kassidi, "Keep Sweet: An Ideological Analysis of the FLDS Cult Led by Warren Jeffs" (2022). Fall Student Research Symposium 2022. 80.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/fsrs2022/80