''Jakin'' is a Spanish cultural group,

magazine A magazine is a periodical literature, periodical publication, print or digital, produced on a regular schedule, that contains any of a variety of subject-oriented textual and visual content (media), content forms. Magazines are generally fin ...

, and publishing house. Founded in 1956, it is one of the oldest in

Basque language Basque ( ; ) is a language spoken by Basques and other residents of the Basque Country (greater region), Basque Country, a region that straddles the westernmost Pyrenees in adjacent parts of northern Spain and southwestern France. Basque ...

. "Jakin" means "knowledge" in Basque and the magazine specializes on social and cultural issues. One of the leading members of ''Jakin'' is the

philosopher Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, Value (ethics and social sciences), value, mind, and language. It is a rational an ...

Joxe Azurmendi Joxe Azurmendi Otaegi (born 19 March 1941) is a Basque people, Basque writer, philosopher, essayist, and poet. He has published numerous articles and books on ethics, politics, the philosophy of language, Technology, technique, Basque literatur ...

. Currently, the

editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The editor-in-chief heads all departments of the organization and is held accoun ...

of ''Jakin'' is Lorea Agirre.

History and profile

Before the establishment of the magazine in 1956 ''Jakin'' was a cultural group. The first name of the magazine was ''Teologiaren Yardunak'', and Nikolas Ormaetxea and Txillardegi, among others, wrote there. The publication was prohibited by

Franco's regime Francoist Spain (), also known as the Francoist dictatorship (), or Nationalist Spain () was the period of History of Spain, Spanish history between 1936 and 1975, when Francisco Franco ruled Spain after the Spanish Civil War with the title . ...

in 1969; publication resumed in 1977. During that period, Jakin began publishing books. ''Jakin'' was instrumental in the "cultivation" of Basque, increasing its ability to "express difficult topics". In 2006, the magazine won the Argizaiola award.

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* {{Official website, http://www.jakingunea.com/ 1956 establishments in Spain Magazines established in 1956 Basque-language magazines Cultural magazines Philosophy magazines Political magazines published in Spain Mass media in San Sebastián Basque cultural organisations Bi-monthly magazines published in Spain

History and profile

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