Choe Gwangsik received a bachelor’s degree and Ph.D. in history from Korea University, South Korea. He is currently an emeritus professor at the same university. He led the Korea University Museum, the Korea Historical Folklore Institute, the Society for Korean Ancient History, the Association for Korean Historical Studies, the National Museum of Korea, the Cultural Heritage Administration, and the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism. He has authored many books including State and Ritual in Ancient Korea, China’s Distortion of the History of Goguryeo, and The Indigenous Beliefs and Buddhism of Korean Ancient.