The birth of fingerling as a feminine projection:Maternal psychological mechanisms in the fingerling fairy tale

Ravit Raufman

The birth of fingerling as a feminine projection:Maternal psychological mechanisms in the fingerling fairy tale

Department of Hebrew & Comparative Literature

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Abstract

Tale Type AT 700, named "Tom Thumb," is presented as an expression of maternal psychological mechanl.ms and of experiences that relate to the early mother-son relationship. The underdeveloped figure is presented as an expression of maternal-symbiotic needs, as well as of the experience of maternal immaturity, projected through the child.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	49-71
Number of pages	23
Journal	Western Folklore
Volume	68
Issue number	1
State	Published - Jan 2009

Keywords

Folk tale
Mother-son relationships
Psychology
Tom Thumb

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Cultural Studies
Anthropology
History
Visual Arts and Performing Arts

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The birth of fingerling as a feminine projection:Maternal psychological mechanisms in the fingerling fairy tale

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