Folkloristics
Folkloristics is the formal academic study of folklore and mythology. It makes use of such methods as the Aarne-Thompson classification system.Scholars specializing in folkloristics are known as folklorists or mythologists. Some of the more famous scholars are:
- Antti Aarne
- Thomas Bulfinch
- Thomas Crofton Croker
- Jeremiah Curtin
- Brothers Grimm
- Edith Hamilton
- Alan Lomax
- Stith Thompson
- Lady Wilde