Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures vii
4. Tables xiii
5. Introduction 3
6. How to Make a pyrite mirror 25
7. Manufacturing Techniques of Pyrite Inlays in Mesoamerica 51
8. Domestic Production of Pyrite Mirrors at Cancuén, Guatemala 73
9. Identification and Use of Pyrite and Hematite at Teotihuacan 107
10. On How Mirrors Would Have Been Employed in the Ancient Americas 125
11. Iron Pyrite Ornaments from Middle Formative Contexts in the Mascota Valley of Jalisco, Mexico 143
12. Pre-Hispanic Iron-Ore Mirrors and Mosaics from Zacatecas 161
13. Techniques of Luminosity 179
14. Stones of Light 207
15. Reflecting on Exchange 229
16. The Ritual Uses of Mirrors by the Wixaritari (Huichol Indians) 255
17. Through a Glass, Brightly 285
18. Contributors 315
19. Index 317