The study of Sami folklore within the walls of Murmansk University

The article provides an overview of some of the works of Murmansk University teachers devoted to Sami folklore. Research on oral folk art is presented both in lexicographic and methodological aspects. The author of the article refers to the dictionary of the spiritual culture of the Kola Sami, analyzes the textbook, in which the sections devoted to the mythology and folklore of the Russian Sami occupy an important place. Special attention is paid to the analysis of existing genre classifications, among which the original classification of native Sami speakers occupies an important place. The importance of oral folk art for the formation and development of Sami literature is emphasized.