Oldways
Folklore, myth & living tradition from every corner of the world
Eight Roads into the Old World
European Folklore
The continental folkloric inheritance of Europe — the Celtic, Germanic, Norse, and Slavic branches, their shared Indo-European roots, and the saints,…
Asian Folklore
A wide-ranging survey of Asian folklore, from the kami of Shinto Japan and the dragons of China to the yakshas of India, the great epics, ancestor…
African Folklore
The living body of folk tradition of the African continent, from the trickster figures of the West African forest and the desert djinn of North Africa…
American Folklore
The folklore of the Americas from the Inuit villages of Arctic Alaska to the Quechua highlands of Peru — Native American oral tradition, Latin…
Mythical Creatures of the World
A continent-spanning bestiary of dragons, water beings, forest spirits, household beings, faeries, and the strange hybrids of world folklore.
Folk Heroes and Legendary Figures
A global survey of folk heroes, from Robin Hood and Sun Wukong to Sundiata and Paul Bunyan, exploring how cultures shape — and are shaped by — the…
Nature & Landscape in World Folklore
An overview of how the natural world — forests, mountains, rivers, weather, and animals — has shaped the folklore of peoples everywhere, from the…
Festivals, Rituals & Oral Tradition
A guide to the world's folk festivals, rites of passage, and oral storytelling traditions, from the Celtic new year and the West African griot to the…