TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - Ghosts in mirrors: Reflections of the self
JO  - Journal of American Folklore
A1  - Tucker, E.
SP  - 186
EP  - 203+250
VL  - 118
IS  - 468
N2  - This article analyzes college students' legends of apparitions in mirrors in relation to the "Bloody Mary" 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0021-8715
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/jaf.2005.0028
ID  - ref1
ER  -