Aguilera de Santos, Luisita.
El Folklore Paname–o
. Santiago, Chile: Imprenta Los Andes, 1940. Excellent exposition to the recurring themes in Panamanian folklore written in Spanish.
Contramaestre, Carlos.
La Mudanza del Encanto
. Caracas, Venezuela: Italgrafica, 1979. An anthology of Latinamerican folklore, including legends and stories written in Spanish.
Garay, Narciso.
Tradiciones y Cantares de Panamá
, Panamá. Legation of Panama, Washington. Given to Yale University, 1933. A compilation of Panamanian folklore.
Granger, Byrd Howell.
Culture, Awareness.
A manual for Access to information on the Lores of People and Guides for Teaching. Tucson, Arizona: University of Arizona, 1970. Contains an excellent description of readily available materials about lore in many cultures. Includes not only printed material but 35 mm, slides, music archives and overhead projectiles.
Guardia, Roberto.
Mitologia Paname–a
. Panama: Instituto Nacional de Cultura, 1976. This is an interesting study on the different themes of Panamanisn mythology.
Krohn, Kaarle.
Folklore Methodology
. Austin, Texas; University of Texas Press, 1971. A rather technical treatise on the various original methods of studying folkloristic material.
La Feber, Walter.
The Panama Canal
. New York: Oxford Press, 1978. Full length survey of relations between United States and Panama. It spans the relations from the 19th century to 1977: includes history of Panama , how U.S. policies after 1903 shaped the Panama we must deal with.
Picazo, Jose.
El Folklore Espa–ol
. London: Hirschfeld Brothers, 1953. Covers subjects as varied as the tertulia, the sereno, Holy Week, folk dances and folk songs that are reflected in some Panamanian folklore.
Rodriguez, Mario.
Central America
. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1965. A candid history of the forces that shaped Panama and Central America.
Sousa, Elisa M.
El Hombre y La Tierra en Panamá
. Madrid: MCMLIX. A very dense but interesting study of Panamanian folklore written in Spanish.