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"Psychomachia" translates from Latin to English as "battle of the soul" or "fight of the mind." It refers to a literary genre popular in the Middle Ages that portrays the internal struggle between good and evil within an individual.
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Henry Beesley has written:
'Psychomachia, or, The souls conflict with the sinnes ..' -- subject(s): English Sermons, Sermons, Sermons, English, Sin
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Google 'Psychomachia Battle of the Souls'. An English translation from 1743 is held by the University Library of Australia. It's on microfilm. So it's possible that they have a loan policy. Access http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2840196. Also on the first page, the site mentioned after 'nla' has beginning lines translated, and plans to do more: http://suburbanbanshee. wordpress.com/2006/12/20/the-psychomachia-is-so-darned-cool/. The site provides a link to a 'rather casual prose' translation at http://web.archive.org/web/20020429135514/http://www.richmond.edu/~wstevens/grvaltexts/psychomachia.html. And also on the first page, the last site includes a detailed review of the Latin text. In her attached biography, Jennifer Mongold lists an English translation, under footnote 3: Prudentius. Prudentius. Vol. I. Trans. H.J. Thomson. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1969. Access http://german210.blogspot.com/2008/06/psychomachia-by-jennifer-mongold.html. The book is available through Amazon, in the format of Latin text and commentary. Readers indicate that the commentary includes no English translation of the text. But Amazon may know how to contact the author in the event that she worked from an English translation: http://www.amazon.com/Prudentius-Psychomachia-Commentary-Text-Latin/dp/0929524616.
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Sin
高慢；Pride貪欲; Greed
嫉妬l Envy
激怒; Wrath
肉欲; Lust
暴食; Gluttony
怠惰l Sloth
Heavenly深遠；Faith希望；Hope事前；Charity堅忍；Fortitude正義； Justice節制；Temperance慎重；PrudenceIn terms of finding the kanji for the heavenly virtues as spoken of in the Psychomachia, I haven't found anything. What I have found is that the heavenly virtues orginated from Psychomachia.
So, while I can't find anything that says "This is how Japan/Nihon writes the Psychomachia heavenly virtues", I have found "This is how Japan/Nihon write the heavenly virtues. "
Either way, the virtues of the Psychomachia epic (Chastity, Temperance, Charity, Diligence, Patience, Kindness and Humility ) and the virtues of the above could be considered alternatives.
PS. Japan does have words for the humility and etc. I can't say they'd be considered part of the Psychomachia but i can say that the words exist. If you want them, just tell me.
Sorry if i made this complicated! I try and keep my answers short because I just make 'em difficult the more I speak! Hehe.
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The author Theodore M Vestal has written several works on Latin American politics, U.S. foreign policy, and Nicaraguan history. Notable titles include "The Lion of Judah in the New World" and "The Martyrdom of Abbie Gardner."
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