@article{ref1,
title="Ghosts in mirrors: Reflections of the self",
journal="Journal of American Folklore",
year="2005",
author="Tucker, E.",
volume="118",
number="468",
pages="186-203+250",
abstract="This article analyzes college students' legends of apparitions in mirrors in relation to the &quot;Bloody Mary&quot; ritual that is most common in preadolescence. Through a modified Jungian analysis of their legends, it is possible to identify patterns of self-discovery in later adolescence that are underdiscussed in the literature. By telling legends about gender transformations, ghostly lovers, suicide, and violent death, college students undergo a quasi-initiatory experience that facilitates their development of a more complex sense of self. Copyright © 2005 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0021-8715",
doi="10.1353/jaf.2005.0028",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/jaf.2005.0028"
}