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:
Literature on the subject of folkloristics
- Aarne, Antti (1961). "The Types of the Folktale: A Classification and Bibliography." ed. S. Thompson, Academia Scientiarum Fennica, Helsinki
- v. Brednich, Rolf W. et al (2000)., "Enzyklopädie des Märchens: Handwörterbuch zur historischen und vergleichenden Erzählforschung", Verlag Walter de Gruyter, Berlin - New York
- Thompson, Stith (1946). "The Folktale." The Dryden Press, New York
