Folklore & Mythology: Bibliography

Folkloristics, the study of Folklore, is the study of human expressive culture, and includes myths, legends, folk- and fairy-tales, jokes, proverbs, jump-rope rhymes, material culture, and much more.

Bibliography Starting Points

Below is a selection of bibliographic compilations – that is, publications that have put together bibliographies of previously published works related to Folklore and Mythology. They can be a useful place to start your research.

Other Bibliography Resources

The following list of bibliographies is very selective out of necessity; the Libraries holds hundreds of bibliographies on folklore. Below are just a few examples of general bibliographies--some works presented are global in scope, other titles are focused on one continent or country, and some are highly specific, narrowly defined bibliographies.