"Venite ad me omnes": A Mystical Reading of Matthew 11.28 in "De imitatione Christi"

This study of the intertextual relations between Mt 11.28 and the Imitatio Christi by Thomas a Kempis consists of four parts. As a first step we develop a vision on intertextuality. Intertextuality is seen as an event in the relation between the text and the reader. The recognition of echoes of an a...

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Subtitles:"Thomas a Kempis: 550 Years of Impact"
Main Author: Welzen, Huub 1950- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Peeters 2021
In: Ons geestelijk erf
Year: 2021, Volume: 91, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 385-414
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
KAF Church history 1300-1500; late Middle Ages
NBP Sacramentology; sacraments
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