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Patricia J. Sohn*

Visiting Faculty, Kathmandu University—Nepal Center for Contemporary Studies (NCCS).

Dr. Patricia Sohn, Ph.D., is Visiting Faculty, Kathmandu University—Nepal Centre for Contemporary Studies (KU-NCCS), Hatiban, Lalitpur, Nepal. She is co-editor of Beyond the Death of God: Religion in 21st Century International Politics (University of Michigan Press 2022). She is published in Political Research Quarterly, Droit et Société, and journals and chapters in top university presses. She received national fellowships, awards, and was Visiting Scholar at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University. She served on the Fulbright National Committee, and other professional service. Her current research centers upon culture and institutions; religion and politics; ritual politics and political theatre; qualitative methods; and perspectival politics in Asian popular film and television.

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*Maiden name, Patricia J. Woods. Middle name, Janice. Nickname, Patty. Birth name, Patricia Ann. Mahayana Buddhist.

Last updated: January 2026.

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Images of Nepal by istock.com, all rights reserved. Left to right (clockwise): Buddha Stupa, Kathmandu; Seto Gumba in Lumbini, birthplace of Gautama Buddha; Kathmandu Valley; Himalayan pass in summer. Collage by PJS.