Anarchology of Religion: 3/13

 Anarchology of Religion: 

From Adam’s Rebellion Against the Source of Authority, to Abraham’s Conscious Submission, to Husayn’s Defiant “No” to Domination (Part 3/13)

M. Sadeghi Janbahan

Translated by Laya Najmaraqi 


Section Two: Adam’s Rebellion — A Fall Toward Freedom


Within the framework of Anarchology of Religion, the myth of Adam is not merely a narrative of sinful disobedience, but rather a foundational symbol of the first ontological rebellion of the human being against a preordained, deterministic order—one that lacks agency, freedom, and moral autonomy. Paradise, as depicted in this order, offers neither individuality nor responsibility, nor the dignity that defines humanity.


From the anarchological perspective, Adam’s fall is not a descent into disgrace, but rather a liberating rupture—an existential turning point in which the human transitions from bondage and unconscious submission toward freedom, awareness, and responsibility.


By choosing to eat from the forbidden fruit (symbolizing awareness and liberty in anarchological discourse), Adam does not simply disobey an authoritarian ruler of paradise. Instead, he transcends the condition of unreflective existence and enters a domain where cognition, choice, and moral responsibility become possible. Adam’s “No” to the deterministic paradise is, in truth, humanity’s “Yes” to dignity, consciousness, and free will.


From this theoretical vantage point, what dominant traditions describe as original sin or the fall, is redefined in Anarchology of Religion as original freedom. No authentic freedom exists without rebellion, and this rebellion is simultaneously an epistemic, ethical, and existential act. Eating the forbidden fruit does not inaugurate error—it marks a rebirth into humanity, an emergence into responsibility, and the possibility of conscious choice. It is here that the anarchistic life begins.


Adam’s fall represents a radical rupture with a world of irresponsibility—a courageous departure from passivity and a deliverance from ignorance. This rupture is the foundation of anarchological thought in general, and of Anarchology of Religion in particular. In this break and release, human dignity manifests through Adam’s conscious act of seeking knowledge, agency, and intentional living. Not in blind obedience, but in courageous transgression of forbidden boundaries in pursuit of truth and freedom.


According to the foundational principles of Anarchology of Religion, the human becomes truly human not merely through creation or the divine breath, but through rebellion. One becomes a moral agent only when one consciously chooses to resist determinism and the denial of freedom. Thus, Adam’s rebellion marks not only the beginning of the history of dignity and ethics, but also the birth of Anarchology itself—as a foundational and liberatory theory.


Reference 

Sadeghi Janbahan, M. (2025). Anarchology of religion: From Adam’s rebellion against the source of authority, to Abraham’s conscious submission, to Husayn’s defiant “No” to domination (Part 3/13). Translated by L. Najmaraqi. Retrieved from https://anarchology-journal.blogspot.com/


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