Yoon Kwangbong, Honorary Professor at Hiroshima University, Receives Wolsan Folklore Academic Award (Comprehensive)

Wolsan Folklore Academic Award Presented to Scholars Contributing to Folklore Development
Award Ceremony Held on the 28th at the National Folk Museum Traditional Culture Learning Center

[Asia Economy Reporter Seomideum] The Wolsan Folklore Academic Award Steering Committee has selected Professor Emeritus Yoon Kwang-bong of Hiroshima University (75) as the recipient of the 16th Wolsan Folklore Academic Award this year.

The Wolsan Folklore Academic Award is given to scholars who have contributed to the development of folklore studies by authoring significant works, in honor of Dr. Im Dong-gwon (任東權) of Wolsan (月山). This year's awardee was born in Seoul, graduated from the Department of Korean Language and Literature at Dongguk University, and earned a master's degree from the same university's graduate school.

He served at Jeju National University and Daejeon University before retiring as a professor at the National Hiroshima University in Japan. He has also held positions such as President of the Hiroshima Korean Studies Association, President of the Comparative Folklore Society, and Director of the Korea Performing Arts Institute.

His award-winning book this year, Korean Buddhist Folklore and Performing Arts (Minsogwon), highlights Buddhist rituals embedded in Korean folk culture. It emphasizes that the traditional culture underlying the globally recognized Korean Wave (Hallyu) is rooted in Shingyo (Shamanism) and Buddhism.

The award ceremony will be held on the 28th at 11 a.m. at the Traditional Culture Learning Center within the National Folk Museum of Korea at Gyeongbokgung Palace.

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