ARYS

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The journal ARYS. Antiquity: Religions and Societies was originally established as a platform for the eponymous association founded in 1988, whose objectives are to promote research into the social and religious dynamics of the ancient world and to disseminate knowledge in these fields.

In its early years, the publication was hosted as part of a dedicated series by Ediciones Clásicas. Beginning in 1992, the series included not only the proceedings of the Association’s annual meetings, but also other volumes, such as the Homenaje a José María Blázquez, which comprised six volumes, and the Primer encuentro de historiadores del mundo griego, among others. This original ARYS series produced eight issues, encompassing a total of fourteen volumes.

Over time, the ARYS Association resolved to transform the series into an annual journal, with the aim of securing a stable and recognisable level of scholarly quality. The Publications Service of the University of Huelva welcomed the initiative with enthusiasm, supported by the unwavering financial backing of the University itself. Consequently, the journal's first volume appeared in 1998, initially on a biennial basis and from the outset adopting a peer-review process. Since 2010, the journal has been published annually, and since 2014 it has been jointly edited by the ARYS Association and the “Julio Caro Baroja” Institute of Historiography at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. In 2016, the publishing house Dykinson also joined the endeavour.