Ronit Ricci's research explores the literary cultures of Muslims in South and Southeast Asia including in Java, Indonesia, the Malay World (parts of Indonesia and Malaysia, Singapore),and Sri Lanka. She studies Javanese and Malay manuscripts, translation traditions in Asia, and the history of Islam and its relationship to earlier religions in the region. Ronit teaches Bahasa Indonesia at the beginning and advanced levels, and courses on Islam in Southeast Asia, the history and culture of Indonesia, translation traditions in South and Southeast Asia, and methodologies in the study of religion. In her teaching she strives to challenge the pervading perception that links Islam almost exclusively to the Middle East by exposing students to the diverse Islamic cultures in the regions that stretch from India to the Philippines. Research fields: Islam in Southeast Asia, Islamic literature in Javanese and Malay, Translation Studies, Indonesian Studies, history and literature of the Sri Lankan Malays, exile in colonial Asia.