Encyclopedia of Korean Folk Culture
The Encyclopedia of Korean Folk Culture (EKFC) is a multi-volume, multilingual compendium documenting Korea's folk heritage, seasonal customs, beliefs, literature, rites of passage, traditional arts, and daily life practices.
Project Multi-Volume Scope
Clothing, Food, & Housing
Comprehensive curation covering traditional attire (Hanbok), culinary traditions, and vernacular architecture (Hanok).
Folk Dramas, Music, Nongak & Dance
Documentation of community band music, mask dances, folk paintings, and performing arts traditions.
Life Cycle Rituals
Framing traditional milestones including birth, coming-of-age, wedding ceremonies, funerals, and ancestral rites.
Folktales, Songs & Pansori
Cataloguing oral literature, epic chants, folk songs, and narrative storytelling traditions.
Shamanism, Communal & Household Religion
Documenting sacred practices, village rituals, tutelary deities, and domestic worship practices.
Korean Seasonal Customs
Structuring cyclical agricultural rituals, seasonal festivals, and month-by-month traditional observances.