1. Introduction; 2. Diasporic crossing: Malay writing in nineteenth-century Ceylon; 3. Remembering Java; 4. 'Ceyloned': the view from the other shore; 5. Exilic journeys in time, place and writing; 6. Nabi Adam: the paradigmatic exile; 7. Banishment and inter-religious encounters: a Malay Ramayana; 8. Ceylon Malays: military and literary paths; 9. Malay writing in Ceylon: roots and routes; Glossary.
A ground-breaking exploration of exile and diaspora as they relate to place, language, religious tradition, literature and the imagination.
Ronit Ricci is Sternberg-Tamir Chair in Comparative Cultures at Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Associate Professor of Asian Studies at Australian National University. She is the author of the multiple-prize-winning Islam Translated: Literature, Conversion, and the Arab Cosmopolis of South and Southeast Asia (2011).
'Challenging the boundaries that too often divide area studies,
Ronit Ricci's linguistic skills and path-breaking research
historicize the Malay presence in contemporary Sri Lanka.
Juxtaposing the literary and imaginative world of travelling heroes
and religious figures with the lives of individuals ranging from
Java's princely exiles and their descendants to Malay soldiers in
colonial armies, Banishment and Belonging is a true tour de force.'
Barbara Watson Andaya, University of Hawai'i
'Banishment and Belonging layers multiple spatial and temporal
imaginings and weaves them together to show how Sri Lanka became a
significant geography for Malays, and how they made sense of Sri
Lanka as at once a place of arrival and of colonial exile. This is
Indian Ocean and global history at its best. An endlessly absorbing
read.' Francesca Orsini, School of Oriental and African Studies,
University of London
'Fascinated by questions of language and belonging, Ronit Ricci's
new book on the island world now known as Sri Lanka, shows how
'exile and return' took many forms in the company and colonial
worlds of British South Asia and Dutch Southeast Asia. This is a
brilliant and thought-provoking new work by a very distinguished
scholar.' Laurie J. Sears, Walker Family Endowed Professor,
University of Washington
'Ronit Ricci has had to work, in her own words, with 'fragments',
'echoes', and 'imagination' to compose this fascinating history of
longing and belonging in colonial Asia. It is a story based in
formidable scholarship, yet told with grace and empathy.' Jonathan
Spencer, Regius Professor of South Asian Language, Culture and
Society, University of Edinburgh
'Banishment and Belonging is a superb feat of scholarship … This is
Ricci's great contribution. She brings empathy and acute insight to
her work and allows access not just to a past world rarely seen but
also to enduring human efforts to respond to the trauma of
displacement and disruption through literature and religion.' Greg
Fealy, New Mandala
'Ricci's book is a compelling account, beautifully written and full
of original insights.' Nira Wickramasinghe, Society and Culture in
South Asia
'This book is an excellent study on Malay exiles during European
colonialism in Asia. Using a rich variety of foreign and local
sources, it reveals the voices and perspectives of insiders and
outsiders.' Contributions to Linguistics, Geography and Ethnology
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