Original antique Russian book published in 1900, written by Grigory Dyachenko (Grigoriy Dyachenko).

Title: "Iz oblasti tainstvennogo. Prostaya rech o bytii i svoystvakh dushi chelovecheskoy" (Из области таинственного. Простая речь о бытии и свойствах души человеческой).

English translation: "From the Realm of the Mysterious: A Simple Discussion of the Existence and Properties of the Human Soul."

A fascinating three-part work exploring the nature of the human soul, consciousness, spiritual phenomena, and the possibility of life after death.

The book discusses numerous subjects of historical interest, including:

• Hypnotism and somnambulism
• Telepathy and thought transmission
• Spiritualism and mediumistic phenomena
• Apparitions and visions
• Near-death experiences and the separation of soul and body
• Immortality of the soul and the afterlife
• Christian theology and religious interpretations of supernatural phenomena

An interesting historical source for collectors and researchers of occultism, psychical research, psychology, spiritualism, and Orthodox Christian literature.

Author: Grigory Dyachenko

Publication year: 1900

Language: Russian, pre-revolutionary orthography

Format: Hardcover, cloth-covered boards

Dimensions: 253 × 180 mm (approximately 10 × 7.1 inches)

Pagination: 27 preliminary pages in Roman numerals, 741 numbered pages, plus additional glossary and reference material.

Completeness: All pages appear to be present, according to a page-by-page check by the seller.

Binding: Old cloth-covered hardcover boards, with substantial wear and a weakened book block.

This is an original historical book, not a modern reprint.

Please carefully examine all photographs, which form an important part of the description.