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