Banishment and Belonging: Exile and Diaspora in Sarandib, Lanka and Ceylon

ISBN-13: 9781108727242 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 296 str.

Ronit Ricci

Opis

A ground-breaking exploration of exile and diaspora as they relate to place, language, religious tradition, literature and the imagination.

Recenzje

'Ricci's book is a compelling account, beautifully written and full of original insights.' Nira Wickramasinghe, Society and Culture in South Asia

Spis treści

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.